diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
index 48dc8df775..5219cbe81e 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 """InvenTree API version information."""
 
 # InvenTree API version
-INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 178
+INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 179
 """Increment this API version number whenever there is a significant change to the API that any clients need to know about."""
 
 INVENTREE_API_TEXT = """
 
+v179 - 2024-03-01 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/6605
+    - Adds "subcategories" count to PartCategory serializer
+    - Adds "sublocations" count to StockLocation serializer
+
 v178 - 2024-02-29 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/6604
     - Adds "external_stock" field to the Part API endpoint
     - Adds "external_stock" field to the BomItem API endpoint