diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md
index fe59033513a..ce8a7b28ac3 100644
--- a/doc/install/installation.md
+++ b/doc/install/installation.md
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ GitLab Shell is an ssh access and repository management software developed speci
     cd gitlab-shell
 
     # switch to right version
-    sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.6
+    sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.8
 
     sudo -u git -H cp config.yml.example config.yml
 
diff --git a/doc/update/5.1-to-5.4.md b/doc/update/5.1-to-5.4.md
index e61303a6548..a845191178b 100644
--- a/doc/update/5.1-to-5.4.md
+++ b/doc/update/5.1-to-5.4.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ sudo -u git -H git checkout 5-4-stable # Latest version of 5-4-stable addresses
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
 sudo -u git -H git fetch
-sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.4 # Addresses CVE-2013-4490
+sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.8 # Addresses multiple critical security vulnerabilities
 ```
 
 ### 4. Install libs, migrations, etc.
diff --git a/doc/update/5.1-to-6.0.md b/doc/update/5.1-to-6.0.md
index 3907af1f98b..793688bb9fb 100644
--- a/doc/update/5.1-to-6.0.md
+++ b/doc/update/5.1-to-6.0.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ sudo -u git -H git checkout 6-0-stable
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
 sudo -u git -H git fetch
-sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.0
+sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.8
 ```
 
 ### 4. Install additional packages
diff --git a/doc/update/5.3-to-5.4.md b/doc/update/5.3-to-5.4.md
index 9e60f3bb8d5..2e2e4ca8ce9 100644
--- a/doc/update/5.3-to-5.4.md
+++ b/doc/update/5.3-to-5.4.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ sudo -u git -H git checkout 5-4-stable # Latest version of 5-4-stable addresses
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
 sudo -u git -H git fetch
-sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.4 # Addresses CVE-2013-4490
+sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.8 # Addresses multiple critical security vulnerabilities
 ```
 
 ### 4. Install libs, migrations, etc.
diff --git a/doc/update/5.4-to-6.0.md b/doc/update/5.4-to-6.0.md
index 1137f371518..dcf58a1dd46 100644
--- a/doc/update/5.4-to-6.0.md
+++ b/doc/update/5.4-to-6.0.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ sudo -u git -H git checkout 6-0-stable
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
 sudo -u git -H git fetch
-sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.0
+sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.8
 ```
 
 ### 4. Install additional packages
diff --git a/doc/update/6.0-to-6.1.md b/doc/update/6.0-to-6.1.md
index 43ec211fd14..314d18beb23 100644
--- a/doc/update/6.0-to-6.1.md
+++ b/doc/update/6.0-to-6.1.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ sudo -u git -H git checkout 6-1-stable
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
 sudo -u git -H git fetch
-sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.4
+sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.8
 ```
 
 ### 4. Install libs, migrations, etc.
diff --git a/doc/update/6.0-to-6.2.md b/doc/update/6.0-to-6.2.md
index 00a27fcd436..dbab6845d6b 100644
--- a/doc/update/6.0-to-6.2.md
+++ b/doc/update/6.0-to-6.2.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ sudo apt-get install logrotate
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
 sudo -u git -H git fetch
-sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.4 # Addresses CVE-2013-4490
+sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.8 # Addresses multiple critical security vulnerabilities
 ```
 
 ### 5. Install libs, migrations, etc.
diff --git a/doc/update/6.1-to-6.2.md b/doc/update/6.1-to-6.2.md
index 2b5ad2a73ad..1ce17f45bf4 100644
--- a/doc/update/6.1-to-6.2.md
+++ b/doc/update/6.1-to-6.2.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ sudo -u git -H git checkout 6-2-stable # Latest version of 6-2-stable addresses
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
 sudo -u git -H git fetch
-sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.4 # Addresses CVE-2013-4490
+sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.8 # Addresses multiple critical security vulnerabilities
 ```
 
 ### 4. Install additional packages
diff --git a/doc/update/patch_versions.md b/doc/update/patch_versions.md
index 204047d35ab..4d128a3a5b2 100644
--- a/doc/update/patch_versions.md
+++ b/doc/update/patch_versions.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sudo -u git -H git pull origin 6-2-stable
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
 sudo -u git -H git fetch
-sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.4
+sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.8
 ```
 
 ### 4. Install libs, migrations, etc.
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
index ab46eeab6d2..009806fcda7 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ namespace :gitlab do
   end
 
   def check_gitlab_shell
-    required_version = Gitlab::VersionInfo.new(1, 7, 6)
+    required_version = Gitlab::VersionInfo.new(1, 7, 8)
     current_version = Gitlab::VersionInfo.parse(gitlab_shell_version)
 
     print "GitLab Shell version >= #{required_version} ? ... "