diff --git a/PILOTVERSION b/PILOTVERSION
index c214fbc5..9c0db008 100644
--- a/PILOTVERSION
+++ b/PILOTVERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.7.8.21
\ No newline at end of file
+3.7.9.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pilot.py b/pilot.py
index 79facd91..3384c3fa 100755
--- a/pilot.py
+++ b/pilot.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def validate_resource_type(value: str) -> str:
     :raises: argparse.ArgumentTypeError if the resource type is invalid.
     """
     # Define the allowed patterns
-    allowed_patterns = ["SCORE", "MCORE", "SCORE_*", "MCORE_*"]
+    allowed_patterns = ["", "SCORE", "MCORE", "SCORE_*", "MCORE_*"]
     if value in allowed_patterns:
         return value
     # Check for pattern matching
diff --git a/pilot/util/constants.py b/pilot/util/constants.py
index 5a44eda4..ea73065c 100644
--- a/pilot/util/constants.py
+++ b/pilot/util/constants.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 # Pilot version
 RELEASE = '3'   # released number should be fixed at 3 for Pilot 3
 VERSION = '7'   # version number is '1' for first release, '0' until then, increased for bigger updates
-REVISION = '8'  # revision number should be reset to '0' for every new version release, increased for small updates
-BUILD = '21'     # build number should be reset to '1' for every new development cycle
+REVISION = '9'  # revision number should be reset to '0' for every new version release, increased for small updates
+BUILD = '1'     # build number should be reset to '1' for every new development cycle
 
 SUCCESS = 0
 FAILURE = 1