diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c1d5d4f..b4492ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 *$py.class
 .idea/
+.vscode/
 whois.cache
 
 # C extensions
diff --git a/dnseval.py b/dnseval.py
index 960525a..a950816 100755
--- a/dnseval.py
+++ b/dnseval.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 __author__ = 'Babak Farrokhi (babak@farrokhi.net)'
 __license__ = 'BSD'
-__version__ = "1.6.4"
+__version__ = "1.7.0"
 __progname__ = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
 shutdown = False
 
diff --git a/dnsping.py b/dnsping.py
index 0d0daf0..e3bc91e 100755
--- a/dnsping.py
+++ b/dnsping.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 __author__ = 'Babak Farrokhi (babak@farrokhi.net)'
 __license__ = 'BSD'
-__version__ = "1.6.4"
+__version__ = "1.7.0"
 __progname__ = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
 shutdown = False
 
diff --git a/dnstraceroute.py b/dnstraceroute.py
index 51bfe40..8f51570 100755
--- a/dnstraceroute.py
+++ b/dnstraceroute.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 # Global Variables
 __author__ = 'Babak Farrokhi (babak@farrokhi.net)'
 __license__ = 'BSD'
-__version__ = "1.6.4"
+__version__ = "1.7.0"
 _ttl = None
 quiet = False
 whois_cache = {}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a3673b8..39233d2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 setup(
     name="dnsdiag",
-    version="1.6.4",
+    version="1.7.0",
     packages=find_packages(),
     scripts=["dnseval.py", "dnsping.py", "dnstraceroute.py"],
-    install_requires=['dnspython>=1.15.0', 'cymruwhois>=1.6'],
+    install_requires=['dnspython>=1.16.0', 'cymruwhois>=1.6'],
 
     classifiers=[
         "Topic :: System :: Networking",