diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fc55571e..954743f6 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.78.1"
+  ".": "0.79.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe140686..175c35c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.79.0](https://github.com/Studio-Saelix/sencho/compare/v0.78.1...v0.79.0) (2026-05-15)
+
+
+### Added
+
+* **api-tokens:** switch to sen_sk_ prefixed opaque keys ([#1062](https://github.com/Studio-Saelix/sencho/issues/1062)) ([d882f22](https://github.com/Studio-Saelix/sencho/commit/d882f223f4ad1cad37ffda24d697e02351ba5b1f))
+
 ## [0.78.1](https://github.com/Studio-Saelix/sencho/compare/v0.78.0...v0.78.1) (2026-05-15)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 789ff7f7..b9284be8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "sencho",
-  "version": "0.78.1",
+  "version": "0.79.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "sencho",
-      "version": "0.78.1",
+      "version": "0.79.0",
       "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@commitlint/cli": "^21.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 64d61ac0..3ab2a932 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sencho",
-  "version": "0.78.1",
+  "version": "0.79.0",
   "description": "Self-hosted Docker Compose management dashboard with fleet control, atomic deployments, and self-healing infrastructure.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {