diff --git a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
index 1426bce7..c23c7994 100644
--- a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
+++ b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+- commits:
+    - subject: Remove mandatory link in the announcement component (will be added as
+        part of the content in the UI)
+      hash: 2cd81efe7455275af600e9b0cd75c75876178690
+      body: ""
+      footer:
+        Change-type: patch
+        change-type: patch
+      author: Jonathan Berger
+  version: 9.7.9
+  title: ""
+  date: 2024-11-21T13:32:55.076Z
 - commits:
     - subject: Update dependency virtua to ^0.37.0
       hash: 4c062b3e3981dd7ec4cf8066852cb5d8c29f6b9b
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ef18add..07c9b9a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file
 automatically by Versionist. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE MANUALLY!
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+# v9.7.9
+## (2024-11-21)
+
+* Remove mandatory link in the announcement component (will be added as part of the content in the UI) [Jonathan Berger]
+
 # v9.7.8
 ## (2024-11-20)
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2c04abbc..600c23ca 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@balena/ui-shared-components",
-  "version": "9.7.8",
+  "version": "9.7.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@balena/ui-shared-components",
-      "version": "9.7.8",
+      "version": "9.7.9",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@balena/design-tokens": "^0.10.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad3b9cc0..6d3a8f84 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@balena/ui-shared-components",
-  "version": "9.7.8",
+  "version": "9.7.9",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "sideEffects": false,
   "files": [
@@ -114,6 +114,6 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/balena-io/ui-shared-components#readme",
   "versionist": {
-    "publishedAt": "2024-11-20T15:27:01.302Z"
+    "publishedAt": "2024-11-21T13:32:55.253Z"
   }
 }