diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 17efe4febfb1..897367e7a2e5 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -7138,5 +7138,9 @@
     "messageformat": "Small tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements. Thanks for using Signal!",
     "description": "Release notes for releases that only include bug fixes",
     "ignoreUnused": true
+  },
+  "icu:WhatsNew__v7.8--0": {
+    "messageformat": "Now you can react with any emoji during a Signal call. Smile even if your camera is off, share a heart if you love what you're hearing, or vote for sushi instead of pizza without saying a word. And you'll even see an animation of everyone's emojional outburst if enough people in the call react with the same emoji all at once.",
+    "description": "Release notes for version 7.8"
   }
 }
diff --git a/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.tsx b/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.tsx
index b1f37e50f372..5c4bcf3ce698 100644
--- a/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function WhatsNewModal({
   const releaseNotes: ReleaseNotesType = {
     date: new Date(window.getBuildCreation?.() || Date.now()),
     version: window.getVersion?.(),
-    features: [<Intl i18n={i18n} id="icu:WhatsNew__bugfixes--3" />],
+    features: [<Intl i18n={i18n} id="icu:WhatsNew__v7.8--0" />],
   };
 
   if (releaseNotes.features.length === 1 && !releaseNotes.header) {