diff --git a/gobject-introspection.yaml b/gobject-introspection.yaml
index a149a4901ea..23546c520b9 100644
--- a/gobject-introspection.yaml
+++ b/gobject-introspection.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: gobject-introspection
-  version: 1.78.1
+  version: 1.79.1
   epoch: 0
   description: Introspection system for GObject-based libraries
   copyright:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ environment:
 pipeline:
   - uses: fetch
     with:
-      expected-sha256: bd7babd99af7258e76819e45ba4a6bc399608fe762d83fde3cac033c50841bb4
+      expected-sha256: f80ea33ee05ca48fb997952bb46131cfbdd3751f7f5da068888739cbeb2d5443
       uri: https://download.gnome.org/sources/gobject-introspection/${{vars.mangled-package-version}}/gobject-introspection-${{package.version}}.tar.xz
 
   - uses: meson/configure