diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1a8a438..a2b7dc1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ d:
   # this way the overall test time gets cut down (GDC/LDC are a lot
   # slower tham DMD, so they should be started early), while still
   # catching most DMD version related build failures early
-  - dmd-2.087.1
+  - dmd-2.088.0
   - dmd-2.078.3
   - ldc-1.17.0
   - ldc-1.16.0
   - ldc-1.15.0
   - ldc-1.14.0
   - ldc-1.9.0
+  - dmd-2.087.1
   - dmd-2.086.1
   - dmd-2.085.1
-  - dmd-2.084.1
   - dmd-2.079.0
   - dmd-beta
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f5f87c..0f5db6e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-1.7.0 - 2019-08-
+1.7.0 - 2019-09-17
 ==================
 
-- Supports DMD DMD 2.077.1 up to DMD 2.087.1 and LDC 1.7.0 to LDC 1.17.0 - [pull #166][issue166]
+- Supports DMD DMD 2.077.1 up to DMD 2.088.0 and LDC 1.7.0 to LDC 1.17.0 - [pull #166][issue166], [pull #177][issue177]
 - Added `vibe.core.process` for task based process handling similar to `std.process` (by Benjamin Schaaf) - [pull #154][issue154]
 - Added `ConnectionPool.removeUnused` to enable closing all unused connections - [pull #143][issue143]
 - Added `logException` to log exceptions in a standard and `nothrow` way - [pull #155][issue155]
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 [issue168]: https://github.com/vibe-d/vibe-core/issues/168
 [issue169]: https://github.com/vibe-d/vibe-core/issues/169
 [issue172]: https://github.com/vibe-d/vibe-core/issues/172
+[issue177]: https://github.com/vibe-d/vibe-core/issues/177
 
 
 1.6.2 - 2019-03-26
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7f26d3..b1a5a6e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ Supported compilers
 
 The following compilers are tested and supported:
 
+- DMD 2.088.0
 - DMD 2.087.1
 - DMD 2.086.1
 - DMD 2.085.1
-- DMD 2.084.1
 - DMD 2.079.0
 - LDC 1.17.0
 - LDC 1.16.0
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index dc933c0..3e265e5 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 platform: x64
 environment:
  matrix:
+  - DC: dmd
+    DVersion: 2.088.0
+    arch: x64
   - DC: dmd
     DVersion: 2.087.1
     arch: x64
@@ -16,9 +19,6 @@ environment:
   - DC: dmd
     DVersion: 2.085.1
     arch: x64
-  - DC: dmd
-    DVersion: 2.084.1
-    arch: x86
   - DC: dmd
     DVersion: 2.079.0
     arch: x86_mscoff
diff --git a/source/vibe/core/core.d b/source/vibe/core/core.d
index 2700807..ee21629 100644
--- a/source/vibe/core/core.d
+++ b/source/vibe/core/core.d
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ void setTaskCreationCallback(TaskCreationCallback func)
 /**
 	A version string representing the current vibe.d core version
 */
-enum vibeVersionString = "1.7.0-rc.2";
+enum vibeVersionString = "1.7.0";
 
 
 /**