diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 514a333..10d57d8 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+0.7.0 / 2016-02-01
+==================
+
+* compatible with engine.io 1.6.8
+* bump okhttp-ws [b95505017]
+* IPv6 support
+* use better cache busting id
+* add ping and pong events
+* improve firing of drain in websocket transport
+
 0.6.3 / 2015-12-23
 ==================
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 979594b..09afd3e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Add the following dependency to your `pom.xml`.
   <dependency>
     <groupId>io.socket</groupId>
     <artifactId>engine.io-client</artifactId>
-    <version>0.6.3</version>
+    <version>0.7.0</version>
   </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ```
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Add the following dependency to your `pom.xml`.
 Add it as a gradle dependency for Android Studio, in `build.gradle`:
 
 ```groovy
-compile ('io.socket:engine.io-client:0.6.3') {
+compile ('io.socket:engine.io-client:0.7.0') {
   // excluding org.json which is provided by Android
   exclude group: 'org.json', module: 'json'
 }