diff --git a/common/version/version.go b/common/version/version.go
index 0c65036565..67299a8b4c 100644
--- a/common/version/version.go
+++ b/common/version/version.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime/debug"
 )
 
-var tag = "v4.7.7"
+var tag = "v4.7.8"
 
 var commit = func() string {
 	if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); ok {
diff --git a/rollup/internal/controller/relayer/l2_relayer.go b/rollup/internal/controller/relayer/l2_relayer.go
index 132d306139..05f04722b7 100644
--- a/rollup/internal/controller/relayer/l2_relayer.go
+++ b/rollup/internal/controller/relayer/l2_relayer.go
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ func (r *Layer2Relayer) ProcessPendingBatches() {
 		// The next call of ProcessPendingBatches will then start with the batch with the different codec version.
 		batchesToSubmitLen := len(batchesToSubmit)
 		if batchesToSubmitLen > 0 && batchesToSubmit[batchesToSubmitLen-1].Batch.CodecVersion != dbBatch.CodecVersion {
+			forceSubmit = true
 			break
 		}