diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index b6d250090f..3048334a53 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -9736,5 +9736,13 @@
   "icu:WhatsNew__7.78-2": {
     "messageformat": "We also fixed a bug that could prevent notifications from appearing on Windows.",
     "description": " Release notes for 7.78 release"
+  },
+  "icu:WhatsNew__7.79-1": {
+    "messageformat": "We updated the appearance and stylistic consistency of scrollbars throughout the app. Usually if you scroll too fast you might miss something, but in this case scrolling is the only way to see it.",
+    "description": " Release notes for 7.79 release"
+  },
+  "icu:WhatsNew__7.79-2": {
+    "messageformat": "Copy/paste improvements make it easier to select-all and replace existing text without inheriting the old formatting. Thanks, <brianHarder></brianHarder>!",
+    "description": " Release notes for 7.79 release"
   }
 }
diff --git a/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.dom.tsx b/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.dom.tsx
index 2f4d72089a..9b8ced7a2e 100644
--- a/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.dom.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ export function ExternalLink(props: {
   );
 }
 
+function BrianHarder() {
+  return (
+    <ExternalLink href="https://github.com/brianHarder">
+      @brianHarder
+    </ExternalLink>
+  );
+}
+
 export function WhatsNewModal({
   i18n,
   hideWhatsNewModal,
@@ -44,8 +52,14 @@ export function WhatsNewModal({
     date: new Date(window.getBuildCreation?.() || Date.now()),
     version: window.getVersion?.(),
     features: [
-      <I18n i18n={i18n} id="icu:WhatsNew__7.78-1" />,
-      <I18n i18n={i18n} id="icu:WhatsNew__7.78-2" />,
+      <I18n i18n={i18n} id="icu:WhatsNew__7.79-1" />,
+      <I18n
+        i18n={i18n}
+        id="icu:WhatsNew__7.79-2"
+        components={{
+          brianHarder: BrianHarder,
+        }}
+      />,
     ],
   };