diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c8cba4a..0f9c81b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 = mbed TLS 2.7.x branch released xxxx-xx-xx
 
 Bugfix
+   * Run the AD too long test only if MBEDTLS_CCM_ALT is not defined.
+     Raised as a comment in #1996.
+   * Fix returning the value 1 when mbedtls_ecdsa_genkey failed.
+
+= mbed TLS 2.7.9 branch released 2018-12-21
+
+Bugfix
    * Fix for Clang, which was reporting a warning for the bignum.c inline
      assembly for AMD64 targets creating string literals greater than those
      permitted by the ISO C99 standard. Found by Aaron Jones. Fixes #482.
@@ -15,7 +22,8 @@
    * Add explicit integer to enumeration type casts to example program
      programs/pkey/gen_key which previously led to compilation failure
      on some toolchains. Reported by phoenixmcallister. Fixes #2170.
-   * Fix returning the value 1 when mbedtls_ecdsa_genkey failed.
+   * Clarify documentation of mbedtls_ssl_set_own_cert() regarding the absence
+     of check for certificate/key matching. Reported by Attila Molnar, #507.
 
 = mbed TLS 2.7.8 branch released 2018-11-30
 
diff --git a/doxygen/input/doc_mainpage.h b/doxygen/input/doc_mainpage.h
index bd125df..0038615 100644
--- a/doxygen/input/doc_mainpage.h
+++ b/doxygen/input/doc_mainpage.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * @mainpage mbed TLS v2.7.8 source code documentation
+ * @mainpage mbed TLS v2.7.9 source code documentation
  *
  * This documentation describes the internal structure of mbed TLS.  It was
  * automatically generated from specially formatted comment blocks in
diff --git a/doxygen/mbedtls.doxyfile b/doxygen/mbedtls.doxyfile
index 61ca2d1..54e4463 100644
--- a/doxygen/mbedtls.doxyfile
+++ b/doxygen/mbedtls.doxyfile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # identify the project. Note that if you do not use Doxywizard you need
 # to put quotes around the project name if it contains spaces.
 
-PROJECT_NAME           = "mbed TLS v2.7.8"
+PROJECT_NAME           = "mbed TLS v2.7.9"
 
 # The PROJECT_NUMBER tag can be used to enter a project or revision number.
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index db8b85f..5593a52 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -1618,6 +1618,14 @@
  *                 whether it matches those preferences - the server can then
  *                 decide what it wants to do with it.
  *
+ * \note           The provided \p pk_key needs to match the public key in the
+ *                 first certificate in \p own_cert, or all handshakes using
+ *                 that certificate will fail. It is your responsibility
+ *                 to ensure that; this function will not perform any check.
+ *                 You may use mbedtls_pk_check_pair() in order to perform
+ *                 this check yourself, but be aware that this function can
+ *                 be computationally expensive on some key types.
+ *
  * \param conf     SSL configuration
  * \param own_cert own public certificate chain
  * \param pk_key   own private key
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/version.h b/include/mbedtls/version.h
index d54d56f..36feff0 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/version.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/version.h
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@
  */
 #define MBEDTLS_VERSION_MAJOR  2
 #define MBEDTLS_VERSION_MINOR  7
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_PATCH  8
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_PATCH  9
 
 /**
  * The single version number has the following structure:
  *    MMNNPP00
  *    Major version | Minor version | Patch version
  */
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_NUMBER         0x02070800
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_STRING         "2.7.8"
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_STRING_FULL    "mbed TLS 2.7.8"
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_NUMBER         0x02070900
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_STRING         "2.7.9"
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_STRING_FULL    "mbed TLS 2.7.9"
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_VERSION_C)
 
diff --git a/library/CMakeLists.txt b/library/CMakeLists.txt
index aeb5bd8..59df958 100644
--- a/library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -141,15 +141,15 @@
 
 if(USE_SHARED_MBEDTLS_LIBRARY)
     add_library(mbedcrypto SHARED ${src_crypto})
-    set_target_properties(mbedcrypto PROPERTIES VERSION 2.7.8 SOVERSION 2)
+    set_target_properties(mbedcrypto PROPERTIES VERSION 2.7.9 SOVERSION 2)
     target_link_libraries(mbedcrypto ${libs})
 
     add_library(mbedx509 SHARED ${src_x509})
-    set_target_properties(mbedx509 PROPERTIES VERSION 2.7.8 SOVERSION 0)
+    set_target_properties(mbedx509 PROPERTIES VERSION 2.7.9 SOVERSION 0)
     target_link_libraries(mbedx509 ${libs} mbedcrypto)
 
     add_library(mbedtls SHARED ${src_tls})
-    set_target_properties(mbedtls PROPERTIES VERSION 2.7.8 SOVERSION 10)
+    set_target_properties(mbedtls PROPERTIES VERSION 2.7.9 SOVERSION 10)
     target_link_libraries(mbedtls ${libs} mbedx509)
 
     install(TARGETS mbedtls mbedx509 mbedcrypto
diff --git a/tests/suites/helpers.function b/tests/suites/helpers.function
index eef41c7..755c3ea 100644
--- a/tests/suites/helpers.function
+++ b/tests/suites/helpers.function
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 
     if( *out_stream == NULL )
     {
+        close( stdout_fd );
         return -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ccm.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_ccm.data
index 90ba42d..65dc382 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ccm.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ccm.data
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 ccm_lengths:5:10:5:7:MBEDTLS_ERR_CCM_BAD_INPUT
 
 CCM lenghts #7 AD too long (2^16 - 2^8 + 1)
+depends_on:!MBEDTLS_CCM_ALT
 ccm_lengths:5:10:65281:8:MBEDTLS_ERR_CCM_BAD_INPUT
 
 CCM lengths #8 msg too long for this IV length (2^16, q = 2)
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_version.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_version.data
index 3dee1fe..eafceb3 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_version.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_version.data
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Check compiletime library version
-check_compiletime_version:"2.7.8"
+check_compiletime_version:"2.7.9"
 
 Check runtime library version
-check_runtime_version:"2.7.8"
+check_runtime_version:"2.7.9"
 
 Check for MBEDTLS_VERSION_C
 check_feature:"MBEDTLS_VERSION_C":0