diff --git a/gnome2/pidgin/pidgin.desc b/gnome2/pidgin/pidgin.desc
index bf2245e89..e62151830 100644
--- a/gnome2/pidgin/pidgin.desc
+++ b/gnome2/pidgin/pidgin.desc
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 2.7.7
+[V] 2.7.8
 [P] X -----5---9 220.180
 
 [O] . $base/package/*/*/gnome2-or-gtk-conf.in
 
-[D] 1436230828 pidgin-2.7.7.tar.bz2 http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/pidgin/
+[D] 1746811265 pidgin-2.7.8.tar.bz2 http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/pidgin/