diff --git a/common/config/azure-pipelines/templates/bump-versions-stages.yaml b/common/config/azure-pipelines/templates/bump-versions-stages.yaml
index ddc389cb85..9a57fdebec 100644
--- a/common/config/azure-pipelines/templates/bump-versions-stages.yaml
+++ b/common/config/azure-pipelines/templates/bump-versions-stages.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ stages:
 
           - bash: |
               git add -u -- common/changes
-              git add -- '**/CHANGELOG.*' '**/package.json'
+              git add -- '**/CHANGELOG.*' '**/package.json' 'common/config/rush/version-policies.json'
 
               if [ -n "$(git diff --cached --numstat)" ]; then
                 git commit -m "Applying package version bumps
diff --git a/common/config/rush/version-policies.json b/common/config/rush/version-policies.json
index d6f469528b..22463da0c0 100644
--- a/common/config/rush/version-policies.json
+++ b/common/config/rush/version-policies.json
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
   {
     "policyName": "rush",
     "definitionName": "lockStepVersion",
-    "version": "5.178.1",
+    "version": "5.179.0",
     "nextBump": "minor",
     "mainProject": "@microsoft/rush"
   }