diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.79.0](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-transformer/compare/v1.78.0...v1.79.0) (2024-09-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add support for vdm next to fb custom audiences ([#3729](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-transformer/issues/3729)) ([f33f525](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-transformer/commit/f33f52503679be9271751aaa2fdca0661fed62e9))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* use destination definition name in place of string for custom object ([#3746](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-transformer/issues/3746)) ([27040b0](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-transformer/commit/27040b06276c2bd1c1a6bd535172b50848a97261))
+
 ## [1.78.0](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-transformer/compare/v1.77.1...v1.78.0) (2024-09-16)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
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--- a/package-lock.json
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@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "rudder-transformer",
-  "version": "1.78.0",
+  "version": "1.79.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "rudder-transformer",
-      "version": "1.78.0",
+      "version": "1.79.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@amplitude/ua-parser-js": "0.7.24",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "rudder-transformer",
-  "version": "1.78.0",
+  "version": "1.79.0",
   "description": "",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-transformer#readme",
   "bugs": {