diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 093237750..f4c3b552e 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ This project does _not_ adhere to
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) but contrary to it
 every new version is a new major version.
 
+## 179.0.0 - 2024-06-20
+
+### Changed
+
+-   Electron dependency has been updated to 30.1.2
+
 ## 178.0.0 - 2024-06-11
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ae31d97bf..120ee6d1a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@nordicsemiconductor/pc-nrfconnect-shared",
-    "version": "178.0.0",
+    "version": "179.0.0",
     "description": "Shared commodities for developing pc-nrfconnect-* packages",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",