diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8040be64..0f2f01aa 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: 2
 jobs:
   build:
     docker:
-      - image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+      - image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         parallelism: 1 # TODO: parallelize tests
     working_directory: ~/linkerd-examples
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f803837..2c7b10d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Contains sample code for building linkerd plugins. More information:
 ## Testing
 
 ```bash
-docker run -v `pwd`:/root/linkerd-examples --entrypoint=/root/linkerd-examples/.circleci/ci.sh buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+docker run -v `pwd`:/root/linkerd-examples --entrypoint=/root/linkerd-examples/.circleci/ci.sh buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
 ```
 
 <!-- references -->
diff --git a/add-steps/docker-compose.yml b/add-steps/docker-compose.yml
index b391b360..d7311cca 100644
--- a/add-steps/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/add-steps/docker-compose.yml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ services:
     command: -latency=2s -success-rate=0.4
 
   linkerd:
-    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
     ports:
       - 4140:4140
       - 9990:9990
diff --git a/add-steps/k8s/add-steps.yml b/add-steps/k8s/add-steps.yml
index 1d09522a..ff0884c5 100644
--- a/add-steps/k8s/add-steps.yml
+++ b/add-steps/k8s/add-steps.yml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/consul/docker-compose.yml b/consul/docker-compose.yml
index 40bdc799..d488e894 100644
--- a/consul/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/consul/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ services:
       - "7777:7777"
 
   linkerd:
-    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
     command: ['/config.yaml']
     links:
       - consul
diff --git a/dcos/ingress/linkerd-dcos.json b/dcos/ingress/linkerd-dcos.json
index 41df2d88..55a31fe8 100644
--- a/dcos/ingress/linkerd-dcos.json
+++ b/dcos/ingress/linkerd-dcos.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "container": {
     "type": "DOCKER",
     "docker": {
-      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6",
+      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0",
       "network": "HOST",
       "privileged": true
     }
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
     }
   ],
   "requirePorts": true,
-  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"usage\\\":{\\\"orgId\\\":\\\"linkerd-examples-dcos-ingress\\\"},\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"marathon.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":8080}],\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/marathonId=>/#/io.l5d.marathon;/svc=>/$/io.buoyant.http.domainToPathPfx/marathonId;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"linkerd_proxy\\\"},{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4242,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/svc/*=>/#/io.l5d.marathon/webapp;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"external\\\"}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.4.6/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
+  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"usage\\\":{\\\"orgId\\\":\\\"linkerd-examples-dcos-ingress\\\"},\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"marathon.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":8080}],\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/marathonId=>/#/io.l5d.marathon;/svc=>/$/io.buoyant.http.domainToPathPfx/marathonId;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"linkerd_proxy\\\"},{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4242,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/svc/*=>/#/io.l5d.marathon/webapp;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"external\\\"}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.7.0/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
 }
diff --git a/dcos/linker-to-linker-with-namerd/linkerd-dcos.json b/dcos/linker-to-linker-with-namerd/linkerd-dcos.json
index 8ec47846..4c81fab8 100644
--- a/dcos/linker-to-linker-with-namerd/linkerd-dcos.json
+++ b/dcos/linker-to-linker-with-namerd/linkerd-dcos.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "container": {
     "type": "DOCKER",
     "docker": {
-      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6",
+      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0",
       "network": "HOST",
       "privileged": true
     }
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
     }
   ],
   "requirePorts": true,
-  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"usage\\\":{\\\"orgId\\\":\\\"linkerd-examples-dcos-linker-linker-namerd\\\"},\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"label\\\":\\\"outgoing\\\",\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.namerd\\\",\\\"dst\\\":\\\"/$/inet/namerd.marathon.mesos/4100\\\",\\\"transformers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.port\\\",\\\"port\\\":4141}]}},{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4141,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"label\\\":\\\"incoming\\\",\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.namerd\\\",\\\"dst\\\":\\\"/$/inet/namerd.marathon.mesos/4100\\\",\\\"transformers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.localhost\\\"}]}}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.4.6/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
+  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"usage\\\":{\\\"orgId\\\":\\\"linkerd-examples-dcos-linker-linker-namerd\\\"},\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"label\\\":\\\"outgoing\\\",\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.namerd\\\",\\\"dst\\\":\\\"/$/inet/namerd.marathon.mesos/4100\\\",\\\"transformers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.port\\\",\\\"port\\\":4141}]}},{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4141,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"label\\\":\\\"incoming\\\",\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.namerd\\\",\\\"dst\\\":\\\"/$/inet/namerd.marathon.mesos/4100\\\",\\\"transformers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.localhost\\\"}]}}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.7.0/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
 }
diff --git a/dcos/linker-to-linker/linkerd-dcos.json b/dcos/linker-to-linker/linkerd-dcos.json
index 5097c3f5..15ce299d 100644
--- a/dcos/linker-to-linker/linkerd-dcos.json
+++ b/dcos/linker-to-linker/linkerd-dcos.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "container": {
     "type": "DOCKER",
     "docker": {
-      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6",
+      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0",
       "network": "HOST",
       "privileged": true
     }
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
     }
   ],
   "requirePorts": true,
-  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"usage\\\":{\\\"orgId\\\":\\\"linkerd-examples-dcos-linker-linker\\\"},\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"marathon.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":8080}],\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/marathonId=>/#/io.l5d.marathon;/svc=>/$/io.buoyant.http.domainToPathPfx/marathonId;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"outgoing\\\",\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"default\\\",\\\"transformers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.port\\\",\\\"port\\\":4141}]}},{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4141,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/marathonId=>/#/io.l5d.marathon;/svc=>/$/io.buoyant.http.domainToPathPfx/marathonId;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"incoming\\\",\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"default\\\",\\\"transformers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.localhost\\\"}]}}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.4.6/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
+  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"usage\\\":{\\\"orgId\\\":\\\"linkerd-examples-dcos-linker-linker\\\"},\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"marathon.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":8080}],\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/marathonId=>/#/io.l5d.marathon;/svc=>/$/io.buoyant.http.domainToPathPfx/marathonId;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"outgoing\\\",\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"default\\\",\\\"transformers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.port\\\",\\\"port\\\":4141}]}},{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4141,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/marathonId=>/#/io.l5d.marathon;/svc=>/$/io.buoyant.http.domainToPathPfx/marathonId;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"incoming\\\",\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"default\\\",\\\"transformers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.localhost\\\"}]}}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.7.0/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
 }
diff --git a/dcos/linkerd-marathon-auth/linkerd-dcos.json b/dcos/linkerd-marathon-auth/linkerd-dcos.json
index 279ab741..74d8324a 100644
--- a/dcos/linkerd-marathon-auth/linkerd-dcos.json
+++ b/dcos/linkerd-marathon-auth/linkerd-dcos.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "container": {
     "type": "DOCKER",
     "docker": {
-      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6",
+      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0",
       "network": "HOST",
       "privileged": true
     }
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
     }
   },
   "requirePorts": true,
-  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"usage\\\":{\\\"orgId\\\":\\\"linkerd-examples-dcos-linkerd-marathon-auth\\\"},\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"leader.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":443,\\\"prefix\\\":\\\"/io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"uriPrefix\\\":\\\"/marathon\\\",\\\"tls\\\":{\\\"disableValidation\\\":false,\\\"commonName\\\":\\\"master.mesos\\\",\\\"trustCerts\\\":[\\\"/mnt/mesos/sandbox/.ssl/ca.crt\\\"]}}],\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/marathonId=>/#/io.l5d.marathon;/svc=>/$/io.buoyant.http.domainToPathPfx/marathonId;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"linkerd_proxy\\\"}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.4.6/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
+  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"usage\\\":{\\\"orgId\\\":\\\"linkerd-examples-dcos-linkerd-marathon-auth\\\"},\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"leader.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":443,\\\"prefix\\\":\\\"/io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"uriPrefix\\\":\\\"/marathon\\\",\\\"tls\\\":{\\\"disableValidation\\\":false,\\\"commonName\\\":\\\"master.mesos\\\",\\\"trustCerts\\\":[\\\"/mnt/mesos/sandbox/.ssl/ca.crt\\\"]}}],\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/marathonId=>/#/io.l5d.marathon;/svc=>/$/io.buoyant.http.domainToPathPfx/marathonId;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"linkerd_proxy\\\"}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.7.0/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
 }
diff --git a/dcos/linkerd-with-namerd/linkerd-dcos.json b/dcos/linkerd-with-namerd/linkerd-dcos.json
index 0765d785..776cb453 100644
--- a/dcos/linkerd-with-namerd/linkerd-dcos.json
+++ b/dcos/linkerd-with-namerd/linkerd-dcos.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "container": {
     "type": "DOCKER",
     "docker": {
-      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6",
+      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0",
       "network": "HOST",
       "privileged": true
     }
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
     }
   ],
   "requirePorts": true,
-  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"usage\\\":{\\\"orgId\\\":\\\"linkerd-examples-dcos-linkerd-namerd\\\"},\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"label\\\":\\\"linkerd_proxy\\\",\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.namerd\\\",\\\"dst\\\":\\\"/$/inet/namerd.marathon.mesos/4100\\\"}}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.4.6/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
+  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"usage\\\":{\\\"orgId\\\":\\\"linkerd-examples-dcos-linkerd-namerd\\\"},\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"label\\\":\\\"linkerd_proxy\\\",\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.namerd\\\",\\\"dst\\\":\\\"/$/inet/namerd.marathon.mesos/4100\\\"}}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.7.0/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
 }
diff --git a/dcos/namerd/namerd-dcos.json b/dcos/namerd/namerd-dcos.json
index c905b91f..1c5eb905 100644
--- a/dcos/namerd/namerd-dcos.json
+++ b/dcos/namerd/namerd-dcos.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "container": {
     "type": "DOCKER",
     "docker": {
-      "image": "buoyantio/namerd:1.4.6-dcos",
+      "image": "buoyantio/namerd:1.7.0-dcos",
       "network": "HOST",
       "privileged": true
     }
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
     }
   ],
   "requirePorts":true,
-  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9991},\\\"storage\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.zk\\\",\\\"zkAddrs\\\":[{\\\"host\\\":\\\"leader.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":2181}],\\\"pathPrefix\\\":\\\"/dtabs\\\",\\\"sessionTimeoutMs\\\":10000},\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"marathon.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":8080}],\\\"interfaces\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.thriftNameInterpreter\\\",\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":4100},{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.httpController\\\",\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":4180}]}\" | /io.buoyant/namerd/1.4.6/dcos-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
+  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9991},\\\"storage\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.zk\\\",\\\"zkAddrs\\\":[{\\\"host\\\":\\\"leader.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":2181}],\\\"pathPrefix\\\":\\\"/dtabs\\\",\\\"sessionTimeoutMs\\\":10000},\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"marathon.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":8080}],\\\"interfaces\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.thriftNameInterpreter\\\",\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":4100},{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.httpController\\\",\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":4180}]}\" | /io.buoyant/namerd/1.7.0/dcos-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
 }
diff --git a/dcos/simple-proxy/linkerd-dcos-with-fetch.json b/dcos/simple-proxy/linkerd-dcos-with-fetch.json
index ea5e1782..48fa338a 100644
--- a/dcos/simple-proxy/linkerd-dcos-with-fetch.json
+++ b/dcos/simple-proxy/linkerd-dcos-with-fetch.json
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
     "type": "DOCKER",
     "volumes": [
       {
-        "containerPath": "/io.buoyant/linkerd/1.4.6/config.yaml",
+        "containerPath": "/io.buoyant/linkerd/1.7.0/config.yaml",
         "hostPath": "./config.yaml",
         "mode": "RW"
       }
     ],
     "docker": {
-      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6",
+      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0",
       "network": "HOST",
       "privileged": true
     }
diff --git a/dcos/simple-proxy/linkerd-dcos.json b/dcos/simple-proxy/linkerd-dcos.json
index 878b62a0..e5184f3f 100644
--- a/dcos/simple-proxy/linkerd-dcos.json
+++ b/dcos/simple-proxy/linkerd-dcos.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "container": {
     "type": "DOCKER",
     "docker": {
-      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6",
+      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0",
       "network": "HOST",
       "privileged": true
     }
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
     }
   ],
   "requirePorts": true,
-  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"usage\\\":{\\\"orgId\\\":\\\"linkerd-examples-dcos-simple-proxy\\\"},\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"marathon.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":8080}],\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/marathonId=>/#/io.l5d.marathon;/svc=>/$/io.buoyant.http.domainToPathPfx/marathonId;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"linkerd_proxy\\\"}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.4.6/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
+  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"usage\\\":{\\\"orgId\\\":\\\"linkerd-examples-dcos-simple-proxy\\\"},\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"marathon.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":8080}],\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/marathonId=>/#/io.l5d.marathon;/svc=>/$/io.buoyant.http.domainToPathPfx/marathonId;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"linkerd_proxy\\\"}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.7.0/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
 }
diff --git a/ecs/linkerd-daemons.yml b/ecs/linkerd-daemons.yml
index 56731e80..90832ea0 100644
--- a/ecs/linkerd-daemons.yml
+++ b/ecs/linkerd-daemons.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Resources:
           Name: linkerd-config
       ContainerDefinitions:
         - Name: linkerd
-          Image: docker.io/buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+          Image: docker.io/buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
           Command:
             - "-log.level=DEBUG"
             - "/etc/linkerd/linkerd.yaml"
diff --git a/failure-accrual/docker-compose.yml b/failure-accrual/docker-compose.yml
index a459fa3c..2752cf98 100644
--- a/failure-accrual/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/failure-accrual/docker-compose.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ services:
     build: .
 
   linkerd:
-    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
     ports:
       - 9990:9990
     volumes:
diff --git a/getting-started/docker/docker-compose.yml b/getting-started/docker/docker-compose.yml
index fefb3874..06622b32 100644
--- a/getting-started/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/getting-started/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
 
   # linkerd
   l5d:
-    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
     ports:
     - "4140:4140"
     - "9990:9990"
diff --git a/getting-started/k8s/linkerd.yml b/getting-started/k8s/linkerd.yml
index 55f8027c..d94b9c02 100644
--- a/getting-started/k8s/linkerd.yml
+++ b/getting-started/k8s/linkerd.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         args:
         - "/io.buoyant/linkerd/config/config.yml"
         ports:
diff --git a/gob/dcos/marathon/linkerd.json b/gob/dcos/marathon/linkerd.json
index 883371c9..275d654a 100644
--- a/gob/dcos/marathon/linkerd.json
+++ b/gob/dcos/marathon/linkerd.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "container": {
     "type": "DOCKER",
     "docker": {
-      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6",
+      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0",
       "network": "HOST",
       "privileged": true
     }
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
     }
   ],
   "requirePorts": true,
-  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.namerd\\\",\\\"dst\\\":\\\"/$/inet/namerd.marathon.slave.mesos/4100\\\"},\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}]},{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"h2\\\",\\\"experimental\\\":true,\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.namerd\\\",\\\"dst\\\":\\\"/$/inet/namerd.marathon.slave.mesos/4100\\\"},\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4142,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dstPrefix\\\":\\\"/grpc\\\",\\\"identifier\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.header.path\\\"}}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.4.6/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
+  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.namerd\\\",\\\"dst\\\":\\\"/$/inet/namerd.marathon.slave.mesos/4100\\\"},\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}]},{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"h2\\\",\\\"experimental\\\":true,\\\"interpreter\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.namerd\\\",\\\"dst\\\":\\\"/$/inet/namerd.marathon.slave.mesos/4100\\\"},\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4142,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dstPrefix\\\":\\\"/grpc\\\",\\\"identifier\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.header.path\\\"}}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.7.0/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
 }
diff --git a/gob/dcos/marathon/namerd.json b/gob/dcos/marathon/namerd.json
index 4e393a2c..211a8d4b 100644
--- a/gob/dcos/marathon/namerd.json
+++ b/gob/dcos/marathon/namerd.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "container": {
     "type": "DOCKER",
     "docker": {
-      "image": "buoyantio/namerd:1.4.6-dcos",
+      "image": "buoyantio/namerd:1.7.0-dcos",
       "network": "HOST",
       "privileged": true
     }
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
     }
   ],
   "requirePorts":true,
-  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9991},\\\"storage\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.zk\\\",\\\"experimental\\\":true,\\\"zkAddrs\\\":[{\\\"host\\\":\\\"master.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":2181}],\\\"pathPrefix\\\":\\\"/dtabs\\\",\\\"sessionTimeoutMs\\\":10000},\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"experimental\\\":true,\\\"prefix\\\":\\\"/io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"marathon.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":8080}],\\\"interfaces\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.thriftNameInterpreter\\\",\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":4100},{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.httpController\\\",\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":4180}]}\" | /io.buoyant/namerd/1.4.6/dcos-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
+  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9991},\\\"storage\\\":{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.zk\\\",\\\"experimental\\\":true,\\\"zkAddrs\\\":[{\\\"host\\\":\\\"master.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":2181}],\\\"pathPrefix\\\":\\\"/dtabs\\\",\\\"sessionTimeoutMs\\\":10000},\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"experimental\\\":true,\\\"prefix\\\":\\\"/io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"marathon.mesos\\\",\\\"port\\\":8080}],\\\"interfaces\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.thriftNameInterpreter\\\",\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":4100},{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.httpController\\\",\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":4180}]}\" | /io.buoyant/namerd/1.7.0/dcos-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
 }
diff --git a/gob/docker-compose.yml b/gob/docker-compose.yml
index 0e80f390..1b23b855 100644
--- a/gob/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/gob/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ services:
     command: word
 
   linkerd:
-    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
     container_name: linkerd
     ports: ["4142:4142", "4141:4141", "9990:9990"]
     volumes: ["./config:/io.buoyant/linkerd/config:ro"]
     command: /io.buoyant/linkerd/config/linkerd.yml
 
   namerd:
-    image: buoyantio/namerd:1.4.6
+    image: buoyantio/namerd:1.7.0
     container_name: namerd
     ports: ["4100:4100", "4180:4180", "9991:9991"]
     volumes: ["./config:/io.buoyant/linkerd/config:ro"]
diff --git a/gob/k8s/gen-growthhack/rc.yml b/gob/k8s/gen-growthhack/rc.yml
index 48f320e3..511cbde6 100644
--- a/gob/k8s/gen-growthhack/rc.yml
+++ b/gob/k8s/gen-growthhack/rc.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
               containerPort: 8080
 
         - name: l5d
-          image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+          image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
           args:
             - "/io.buoyant/linkerd/config/config.yml"
 
diff --git a/gob/k8s/gen/rc.yml b/gob/k8s/gen/rc.yml
index e2933ebc..c8ade7e5 100644
--- a/gob/k8s/gen/rc.yml
+++ b/gob/k8s/gen/rc.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
               containerPort: 8080
 
         - name: l5d
-          image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+          image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
           args:
             - "/io.buoyant/linkerd/config/config.yml"
 
diff --git a/gob/k8s/namerd/rc.yml b/gob/k8s/namerd/rc.yml
index 48c4ccea..a7580f36 100644
--- a/gob/k8s/namerd/rc.yml
+++ b/gob/k8s/namerd/rc.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ spec:
 
       containers:
         - name: namerd
-          image: buoyantio/namerd:1.4.6
+          image: buoyantio/namerd:1.7.0
           args:
             - /io.buoyant/namerd/config/config.yml
           imagePullPolicy: Always
diff --git a/gob/k8s/web/rc.yml b/gob/k8s/web/rc.yml
index cb6ba08a..829543a3 100644
--- a/gob/k8s/web/rc.yml
+++ b/gob/k8s/web/rc.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ spec:
               containerPort: 8080
 
         - name: l5d
-          image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+          image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
           args:
             - /io.buoyant/linkerd/config/config.yml
 
diff --git a/gob/k8s/word/rc.yml b/gob/k8s/word/rc.yml
index 0160c6ee..2c7de9ea 100644
--- a/gob/k8s/word/rc.yml
+++ b/gob/k8s/word/rc.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
               containerPort: 8080
 
         - name: l5d
-          image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+          image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
           args:
             - "/io.buoyant/linkerd/config/config.yml"
 
diff --git a/http-proxy/README.md b/http-proxy/README.md
index 0f416877..b4ef5efe 100644
--- a/http-proxy/README.md
+++ b/http-proxy/README.md
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ echo "Hello world" > hello; python3 -m http.server 8888
 ## Setup linkerd
 
 ```bash
-curl -sLO https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd/releases/download/1.4.6/linkerd-1.4.6-exec
-chmod +x linkerd-1.4.6-exec
-./linkerd-1.4.6-exec ./linkerd.yaml
+curl -sLO https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd/releases/download/1.7.0/linkerd-1.7.0-exec
+chmod +x linkerd-1.7.0-exec
+./linkerd-1.7.0-exec ./linkerd.yaml
 ```
 
 ## Test
diff --git a/influxdb/docker-compose.yml b/influxdb/docker-compose.yml
index b754a126..79a6ae6f 100644
--- a/influxdb/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/influxdb/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ services:
 
   # route 90% of traffic to app1, 10% to app2
   linkerd1:
-    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
     volumes:
     - ./linkerd1.yml:/io.buoyant/linkerd/config.yml:ro
     - ./disco:/disco:ro
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ services:
 
   # route 25% of traffic to app1, 75% to app2
   linkerd2:
-    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
     volumes:
     - ./linkerd2.yml:/io.buoyant/linkerd/config.yml:ro
     - ./disco:/disco:ro
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-cni-legacy.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-cni-legacy.yml
index 5f392f59..de56eac0 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-cni-legacy.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-cni-legacy.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: NODE_NAME
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-cni.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-cni.yml
index eb114ff1..8c6134be 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-cni.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-cni.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: NODE_NAME
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-egress.yaml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-egress.yaml
index 33202681..996340fd 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-egress.yaml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-egress.yaml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-grpc.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-grpc.yml
index 001c1389..cefa9b68 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-grpc.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-grpc.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-ingress-controller.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-ingress-controller.yml
index d3af4021..2674707b 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-ingress-controller.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-ingress-controller.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-ingress.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-ingress.yml
index b5c350e5..3ec89d90 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-ingress.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-ingress.yml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-latency.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-latency.yml
index 977d56d3..9efbfe21 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-latency.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-latency.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-namerd-cni.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-namerd-cni.yml
index 18cdfa8d..03ae1816 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-namerd-cni.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-namerd-cni.yml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ spec:
           secretName: certificates
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: NODE_NAME
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-namerd.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-namerd.yml
index a3f9c002..cd4d5722 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-namerd.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-namerd.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-tls-ingress-controller.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-tls-ingress-controller.yml
index 8942e108..96adf740 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-tls-ingress-controller.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-tls-ingress-controller.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ spec:
           secretName: ingress-certs
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-tls.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-tls.yml
index 3a0b28e3..dcaa60dd 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-tls.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-tls.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ spec:
           secretName: certificates
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-zipkin.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-zipkin.yml
index c691b3e0..990381be 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-zipkin.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd-zipkin.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd.yml
index b179ae00..d8a8f69f 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/linkerd.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/namerd-legacy.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/namerd-legacy.yml
index 583b86cf..13cd95dd 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/namerd-legacy.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/namerd-legacy.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ spec:
           name: namerd-config
       containers:
       - name: namerd
-        image: buoyantio/namerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/namerd:1.7.0
         args:
         - /io.buoyant/namerd/config/config.yml
         ports:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/namerd.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/namerd.yml
index 0f2f02fd..735fa4c1 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/namerd.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/namerd.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
           name: namerd-config
       containers:
       - name: namerd
-        image: buoyantio/namerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/namerd:1.7.0
         args:
         - /io.buoyant/namerd/config/config.yml
         ports:
diff --git a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/servicemesh.yml b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/servicemesh.yml
index 2013bb2d..baf3e968 100644
--- a/k8s-daemonset/k8s/servicemesh.yml
+++ b/k8s-daemonset/k8s/servicemesh.yml
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/lifecycle/linkerd1/linkerd.yml b/lifecycle/linkerd1/linkerd.yml
index b2ab94ae..637039ab 100644
--- a/lifecycle/linkerd1/linkerd.yml
+++ b/lifecycle/linkerd1/linkerd.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ spec:
           name: "l5d-config"
       containers:
       - name: l5d
-        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+        image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_IP
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/linkerd-tcp/docker-compose.yml b/linkerd-tcp/docker-compose.yml
index 78d73a93..fdcda9f8 100644
--- a/linkerd-tcp/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/linkerd-tcp/docker-compose.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ services:
     - "-redis-addr=linkerd-tcp:7474"
 
   linkerd:
-    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+    image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
     ports:
     - 4140:4140 # expose for testing only
     - 9990:9990
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ services:
     - "/io.buoyant/linkerd/config.yml"
 
   namerd:
-    image: buoyantio/namerd:1.4.6
+    image: buoyantio/namerd:1.7.0
     ports:
     - 4180:4180
     - 9991:9991
diff --git a/mesos-marathon/linkerd-marathon.json b/mesos-marathon/linkerd-marathon.json
index cac30985..e0821d2e 100644
--- a/mesos-marathon/linkerd-marathon.json
+++ b/mesos-marathon/linkerd-marathon.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "container": {
     "type": "DOCKER",
     "docker": {
-      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6",
+      "image": "buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0",
       "network": "HOST",
       "privileged": true
     }
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
     }
   ],
   "requirePorts": true,
-  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"localhost\\\",\\\"port\\\":8080}],\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/marathonId=>/#/io.l5d.marathon;/svc=>/$/io.buoyant.http.domainToPathPfx/marathonId;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"linkerd_proxy\\\"}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.4.6/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
+  "cmd": "echo \"{\\\"admin\\\":{\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\",\\\"port\\\":9990},\\\"telemetry\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.prometheus\\\"}],\\\"namers\\\":[{\\\"kind\\\":\\\"io.l5d.marathon\\\",\\\"host\\\":\\\"localhost\\\",\\\"port\\\":8080}],\\\"routers\\\":[{\\\"protocol\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"servers\\\":[{\\\"port\\\":4140,\\\"ip\\\":\\\"0.0.0.0\\\"}],\\\"dtab\\\":\\\"/marathonId=>/#/io.l5d.marathon;/svc=>/$/io.buoyant.http.domainToPathPfx/marathonId;\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"linkerd_proxy\\\"}]}\" | /io.buoyant/linkerd/1.7.0/bundle-exec -log.level=DEBUG -- -"
 }
diff --git a/perf-baseline/linkerd1-perf/README.md b/perf-baseline/linkerd1-perf/README.md
index 1ebd7b16..309c7b42 100644
--- a/perf-baseline/linkerd1-perf/README.md
+++ b/perf-baseline/linkerd1-perf/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ cores. Also setting `JVM_HEAP_MIN` and `JVM_HEAP_MAX` to a high value (and the
 same value), can help with memory fragmentation and GC pressure. For example:
 
 ```yaml
-image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
 env:
 - name: FINAGLE_WORKERS
   value: "32"
diff --git a/perf-baseline/linkerd1-perf/linkerd1-perf.yaml b/perf-baseline/linkerd1-perf/linkerd1-perf.yaml
index 645c80d9..eb8c9060 100644
--- a/perf-baseline/linkerd1-perf/linkerd1-perf.yaml
+++ b/perf-baseline/linkerd1-perf/linkerd1-perf.yaml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ spec:
           name: linkerd-h1-config
         name: linkerd-h1-config
       containers:
-      - image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+      - image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         name:  linkerd-h1-release
         args:
         - /linkerd-h1-config/linkerd.yml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ spec:
           name: linkerd-h1-config
         name: linkerd-h1-config
       containers:
-      - image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6-openj9-experimental
+      - image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0-openj9-experimental
         name:  linkerd-h1-openj9
         args:
         - /linkerd-h1-config/linkerd.yml
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ spec:
           name: linkerd-h2-config
         name: linkerd-h2-config
       containers:
-      - image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6
+      - image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0
         name:  linkerd-h2-release
         args:
         - /linkerd-h2-config/linkerd.yml
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ spec:
           name: linkerd-h2-config
         name: linkerd-h2-config
       containers:
-      - image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.4.6-openj9-experimental
+      - image: buoyantio/linkerd:1.7.0-openj9-experimental
         name:  linkerd-h2-openj9
         args:
         - /linkerd-h2-config/linkerd.yml
diff --git a/plugins/build.sbt b/plugins/build.sbt
index 010b7258..229c1441 100644
--- a/plugins/build.sbt
+++ b/plugins/build.sbt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def finagle(mod: String) =
   "com.twitter" %% s"finagle-$mod" % "6.45.0"
 
 def linkerd(mod: String) =
-  "io.buoyant" %% s"linkerd-$mod" % "1.4.6"
+  "io.buoyant" %% s"linkerd-$mod" % "1.7.0"
 
 val headerClassifier =
   project.in(file("header-classifier")).