docs: prep for 7.8.0

Author: nedbat

CHANGES.rst

@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ upgrading your version of coverage.py.
     ..  Version 9.8.1 — 2027-07-27
     ..  --------------------------
 
-Unreleased
-----------
+.. start-releases
+
+.. _changes_7-8-0:
+
+Version 7.8.0 — 2025-03-30
+--------------------------
 
 - Added a new ``source_dirs`` setting for symmetry with the existing
   ``source_pkgs`` setting. It's preferable to the existing ``source`` setting,
@@ -39,8 +43,6 @@ Unreleased
 .. _issue 1942: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/1942
 .. _pull 1943: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/pull/1943
 
-.. start-releases
-
 .. _changes_7-7-1:
 
 Version 7.7.1 — 2025-03-21

README.rst

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Documentation is on `Read the Docs`_.  Code repository and issue tracker are on
 .. _GitHub: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy
 
 **New in 7.x:**
+``[run] source_dirs`` setting;
 ``Coverage.branch_stats()``;
 multi-line exclusion patterns;
 function/class reporting;

coverage/version.py

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 # version_info: same semantics as sys.version_info.
 # _dev: the .devN suffix if any.
-version_info = (7, 8, 0, "alpha", 0)
-_dev = 1
+version_info = (7, 8, 0, "final", 0)
+_dev = 0
 
 
 def _make_version(

doc/conf.py

@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@
 # @@@ editable
 copyright = "2009–2025, Ned Batchelder" # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 # The short X.Y.Z version.
-version = "7.7.1"
+version = "7.8.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "7.7.1"
+release = "7.8.0"
 # The date of release, in "monthname day, year" format.
-release_date = "March 21, 2025"
+release_date = "March 30, 2025"
 # @@@ end
 
 rst_epilog = f"""