diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 949c1b9..2123e69 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 /avocado-75.1.tar.gz
 /avocado-76.0.tar.gz
 /avocado-77.0.tar.gz
+/avocado-78.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-avocado.spec b/python-avocado.spec
index e954c37..a00751b 100644
--- a/python-avocado.spec
+++ b/python-avocado.spec
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
     %global gittar          %{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 %else
     %if ! 0%{?commit:1}
-        %global commit      7b624bb092bababb7180938d70515090bce29945
+        %global commit      b8ce4cf8a9e9f7935eb3e43186ad7dfcd84092c3
     %endif
     %if ! 0%{?commit_date:1}
-        %global commit_date 20200317
+        %global commit_date 20200414
     %endif
     %global shortcommit     %(c=%{commit};echo ${c:0:8})
     %global gitrel          .%{commit_date}git%{shortcommit}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name: python-%{pkgname}
-Version: 77.0
+Version: 78.0
 Release: 1%{?gitrel}%{?dist}
 Summary: Framework with tools and libraries for Automated Testing
 Group: Development/Tools
@@ -658,6 +658,9 @@ Again Shell code (and possibly other similar shells).
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 15 2020 Merlin Mathesius <mmathesi@redhat.com> - 78.0-1
+- Sync with upstream release 78.0.
+
 * Tue Mar 17 2020 Merlin Mathesius <mmathesi@redhat.com> - 77.0-1
 - Sync with upstream release 77.0.
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 07c015d..5a1409d 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (avocado-77.0.tar.gz) = 6ea12823b1d34ac048a87d8f76bca2797baafcb45f50e6c3fdb0ccaaa8046298d806dedced0bf4df996538f7a76ef69624e7e06ef5b4c5b85b04feb414de4cb8
+SHA512 (avocado-78.0.tar.gz) = 13133bbefe7290ac174f5cf2b639e1292c1cd1deda8423bc34ce35a4590c406446c021610a207d882cb4be15da8ebb3aceaef8c6de1651ed3b675ea232def541