diff --git a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/Version.java b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/Version.java
index 3a2c97aff9f..4b7ad3d5510 100644
--- a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/Version.java
+++ b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/Version.java
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ public final class Version {
   @Deprecated
   public static final Version LUCENE_7_7_1 = new Version(7, 7, 1);
 
+  /**
+   * Match settings and bugs in Lucene's 7.8.0 release.
+   * @deprecated Use latest
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  public static final Version LUCENE_7_8_0 = new Version(7, 8, 0);
+
   /**
    * Match settings and bugs in Lucene's 8.0.0 release.
    * @deprecated (8.1.0) Use latest