diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90ae1f278..97a0979c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.79.6
+
+* No user-visible changes.
+
 ## 1.79.5
 
 * Changes to how `selector.unify()` and `@extend` combine selectors:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index fd1b48e60..eb3df9023 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: sass
-version: 1.79.5
+version: 1.79.6-dev
 description: A Sass implementation in Dart.
 homepage: https://github.com/sass/dart-sass