diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c3c912..5c5ea04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Add the following to your `.pre-commit-config.yaml`
 
 ```yaml
 -   repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/autoflake
-    rev: v1.7.7
+    rev: v1.7.8
     hooks:
     -   id: autoflake
 ```
diff --git a/autoflake.py b/autoflake.py
index 2b7b917..a5e03f9 100755
--- a/autoflake.py
+++ b/autoflake.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 import pyflakes.reporter
 
 
-__version__ = "1.7.7"
+__version__ = "1.7.8"
 
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger("autoflake")