diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4bc5d6181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7.9.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 456ca7380..5b1fbf03e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
     "cli-ux": "^5.3.3",
     "command-exists": "^1.2.8",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
-    "eclipse-che": "git://github.com/eclipse/che#master",
+    "eclipse-che": "git://github.com/eclipse/che#7.9.0",
     "eclipse-che-minishift": "git://github.com/minishift/minishift#master",
-    "eclipse-che-operator": "git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#master",
+    "eclipse-che-operator": "git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#7.9.0",
     "esprima": "^4.0.1",
     "execa": "^4.0.0",
     "fancy-test": "^1.4.4",
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index a104afc6a..5469f2ad8 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const DEFAULT_CHE_IMAGE = 'quay.io/eclipse/che-server:nightly'
-const DEFAULT_CHE_OPERATOR_IMAGE = 'quay.io/eclipse/che-operator:nightly'
+const DEFAULT_CHE_IMAGE = 'quay.io/eclipse/che-server:7.9.0'
+const DEFAULT_CHE_OPERATOR_IMAGE = 'quay.io/eclipse/che-operator:7.9.0'
 
 export { DEFAULT_CHE_IMAGE, DEFAULT_CHE_OPERATOR_IMAGE }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 018b64f59..65c019dff 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1674,13 +1674,13 @@ ecc-jsbn@~0.1.1:
   version "0.0.0"
   resolved "git://github.com/minishift/minishift#83ebaab2c072bd1a1b37b8cdbf01cb1280669144"
 
-"eclipse-che-operator@git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#master":
+"eclipse-che-operator@git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#7.9.0":
   version "0.0.0"
-  resolved "git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#e9c5d3f312f07d73187075fcdd36423aae374edc"
+  resolved "git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#94264b3f44f6057500a35e078722e784a881a799"
 
-"eclipse-che@git://github.com/eclipse/che#master":
+"eclipse-che@git://github.com/eclipse/che#7.9.0":
   version "0.0.0"
-  resolved "git://github.com/eclipse/che#444378684f44401898cfef95a3d37634464a891b"
+  resolved "git://github.com/eclipse/che#3a1e44860f932bb4427085344857b2f6956100d5"
 
 editorconfig@^0.15.0:
   version "0.15.3"