diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6a81b4c83794b..3e651609d6248 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.7.8
+2.7.9
diff --git a/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index 22796267c8d2a..4359c5ce88aad 100644
--- a/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
   newName: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
-  newTag: v2.7.8
+  newTag: v2.7.9
 resources:
 - ./application-controller
 - ./dex
diff --git a/manifests/core-install.yaml b/manifests/core-install.yaml
index ca376d88be111..aac05e57c71af 100644
--- a/manifests/core-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/core-install.yaml
@@ -16706,7 +16706,7 @@ spec:
               key: applicationsetcontroller.enable.progressive.syncs
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-applicationset-controller
         ports:
@@ -16968,7 +16968,7 @@ spec:
           value: /helm-working-dir
         - name: HELM_DATA_HOME
           value: /helm-working-dir
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           failureThreshold: 3
@@ -17020,7 +17020,7 @@ spec:
         - -n
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd
         - /var/run/argocd/argocd-cmp-server
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         name: copyutil
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
@@ -17233,7 +17233,7 @@ spec:
               key: controller.kubectl.parallelism.limit
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-application-controller
         ports:
diff --git a/manifests/core-install/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/core-install/kustomization.yaml
index 5c4b23f04b9eb..fbc18959d8e09 100644
--- a/manifests/core-install/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/core-install/kustomization.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
   newName: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
-  newTag: v2.7.8
+  newTag: v2.7.9
diff --git a/manifests/ha/base/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/ha/base/kustomization.yaml
index 4745529f2bb60..694e9ea46f101 100644
--- a/manifests/ha/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ha/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ patches:
 images:
 - name: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
   newName: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
-  newTag: v2.7.8
+  newTag: v2.7.9
 resources:
 - ../../base/application-controller
 - ../../base/applicationset-controller
diff --git a/manifests/ha/install.yaml b/manifests/ha/install.yaml
index 030839d9c5654..2e853e5cc3ed7 100644
--- a/manifests/ha/install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ha/install.yaml
@@ -17927,7 +17927,7 @@ spec:
               key: applicationsetcontroller.enable.progressive.syncs
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-applicationset-controller
         ports:
@@ -18037,7 +18037,7 @@ spec:
         - -n
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd
         - /shared/argocd-dex
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: copyutil
         securityContext:
@@ -18094,7 +18094,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - args:
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd-notifications
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           tcpSocket:
@@ -18399,7 +18399,7 @@ spec:
           value: /helm-working-dir
         - name: HELM_DATA_HOME
           value: /helm-working-dir
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           failureThreshold: 3
@@ -18451,7 +18451,7 @@ spec:
         - -n
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd
         - /var/run/argocd/argocd-cmp-server
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         name: copyutil
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
@@ -18733,7 +18733,7 @@ spec:
               key: server.enable.proxy.extension
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
@@ -18978,7 +18978,7 @@ spec:
               key: controller.kubectl.parallelism.limit
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-application-controller
         ports:
diff --git a/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml b/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
index 6e3eba560e15c..8755f56899ad5 100644
--- a/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ spec:
               key: applicationsetcontroller.enable.progressive.syncs
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-applicationset-controller
         ports:
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ spec:
         - -n
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd
         - /shared/argocd-dex
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: copyutil
         securityContext:
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - args:
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd-notifications
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           tcpSocket:
@@ -2059,7 +2059,7 @@ spec:
           value: /helm-working-dir
         - name: HELM_DATA_HOME
           value: /helm-working-dir
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           failureThreshold: 3
@@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@ spec:
         - -n
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd
         - /var/run/argocd/argocd-cmp-server
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         name: copyutil
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
@@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ spec:
               key: server.enable.proxy.extension
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
@@ -2638,7 +2638,7 @@ spec:
               key: controller.kubectl.parallelism.limit
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-application-controller
         ports:
diff --git a/manifests/install.yaml b/manifests/install.yaml
index deb4a39043772..1e42137ede9f9 100644
--- a/manifests/install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/install.yaml
@@ -17044,7 +17044,7 @@ spec:
               key: applicationsetcontroller.enable.progressive.syncs
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-applicationset-controller
         ports:
@@ -17154,7 +17154,7 @@ spec:
         - -n
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd
         - /shared/argocd-dex
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: copyutil
         securityContext:
@@ -17211,7 +17211,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - args:
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd-notifications
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           tcpSocket:
@@ -17468,7 +17468,7 @@ spec:
           value: /helm-working-dir
         - name: HELM_DATA_HOME
           value: /helm-working-dir
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           failureThreshold: 3
@@ -17520,7 +17520,7 @@ spec:
         - -n
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd
         - /var/run/argocd/argocd-cmp-server
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         name: copyutil
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
@@ -17795,7 +17795,7 @@ spec:
               key: server.enable.proxy.extension
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
@@ -18035,7 +18035,7 @@ spec:
               key: controller.kubectl.parallelism.limit
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-application-controller
         ports:
diff --git a/manifests/namespace-install.yaml b/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
index b60d7b399a08a..a3e70aee631a2 100644
--- a/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ spec:
               key: applicationsetcontroller.enable.progressive.syncs
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-applicationset-controller
         ports:
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ spec:
         - -n
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd
         - /shared/argocd-dex
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: copyutil
         securityContext:
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - args:
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd-notifications
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           tcpSocket:
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ spec:
           value: /helm-working-dir
         - name: HELM_DATA_HOME
           value: /helm-working-dir
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           failureThreshold: 3
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ spec:
         - -n
         - /usr/local/bin/argocd
         - /var/run/argocd/argocd-cmp-server
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         name: copyutil
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ spec:
               key: server.enable.proxy.extension
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ spec:
               key: controller.kubectl.parallelism.limit
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
-        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.8
+        image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:v2.7.9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-application-controller
         ports: