diff --git a/c2pa-native-version.txt b/c2pa-native-version.txt
index 5bbbbe60..33476198 100644
--- a/c2pa-native-version.txt
+++ b/c2pa-native-version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-c2pa-v0.77.1
+c2pa-v0.78.0
diff --git a/tests/test_unit_tests.py b/tests/test_unit_tests.py
index 7d6744c4..d1accafe 100644
--- a/tests/test_unit_tests.py
+++ b/tests/test_unit_tests.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def load_test_settings_json():
 class TestC2paSdk(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_sdk_version(self):
         # This test verifies the native libraries used match the expected version.
-        self.assertIn("0.77.1", sdk_version())
+        self.assertIn("0.78.0", sdk_version())
 
 
 class TestReader(unittest.TestCase):