diff --git a/multimedia/editor/blender/actions.py b/multimedia/editor/blender/actions.py
index 33d1c6a087..3cc11db14e 100644
--- a/multimedia/editor/blender/actions.py
+++ b/multimedia/editor/blender/actions.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def setup():
     shelltools.cd("..")
     shelltools.makedirs("cmake-make")
     shelltools.cd("cmake-make") 
-    shelltools.system("cmake ../blender-2.78c \
+    shelltools.system("cmake ../blender-2.79 \
                       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
                       -DFREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS=/usr/include/freetype2 \
                       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
diff --git a/multimedia/editor/blender/pspec.xml b/multimedia/editor/blender/pspec.xml
index 79fe190e3b..2796aa84ff 100644
--- a/multimedia/editor/blender/pspec.xml
+++ b/multimedia/editor/blender/pspec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <IsA>app:gui</IsA>
         <Summary>3D modeling, animation, rendering and post-production application</Summary>
         <Description>blender is the essential software solution you need for 3D, from modeling, animation, rendering and post-production to interactive creation and playback.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="59d7297b2388d7801b68633c0003248b45ee93a6" type="targz">http://download.blender.org/source/blender-2.78c.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="6ab865e09a826b93d70302114c189403938d1692" type="targz">http://download.blender.org/source/blender-2.79.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>boost-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>cmake</Dependency> -->
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="6">
+            <Date>2018-02-14</Date>
+            <Version>2.79</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump</Comment>
+            <Name>PisiLinux Community</Name>
+            <Email>admins@pisilinux.org</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="5">
             <Date>2017-05-28</Date>
             <Version>2.78c</Version>