diff --git a/src/albert/__init__.py b/src/albert/__init__.py
index 859627f7..e21b0dec 100644
--- a/src/albert/__init__.py
+++ b/src/albert/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 __all__ = ["Albert", "AlbertClientCredentials", "AlbertSSOClient"]
 
-__version__ = "1.7.6"
+__version__ = "1.7.8"
diff --git a/src/albert/resources/inventory.py b/src/albert/resources/inventory.py
index 3905c412..c47ce24c 100644
--- a/src/albert/resources/inventory.py
+++ b/src/albert/resources/inventory.py
@@ -252,6 +252,12 @@ def validate_formula_fields(self) -> "InventoryItem":
             raise ValueError("A project_id must be supplied for all formulas.")
         return self
 
+    def to_note_mention(self) -> str:
+        """Convert the inventory informatio to an @-mention string to be used in notebooks"""
+        to_mention = f'<span data-albertid="{self.id}" data-type="INVENTORY" contenteditable="false" class="mention_tool_at"><span class="mention-at-symbol-span" contenteditable="false">@</span><span class="mention-id-span" contenteditable="false">{self.id[3:]}</span><span class="mention-id-name-separator" contenteditable="false"> | </span><span class="mention-id-full-name-span" contenteditable="false">{self.name}</span></span>'
+        # return string
+        return to_mention
+
 
 class InventorySpecValue(BaseAlbertModel):
     min: str | None = Field(default=None)