README.md in amqp-1.7.0 vs README.md in amqp-1.8.0

- old
+ new

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # Ruby amqp gem: the asynchronous Ruby RabbitMQ client
 
 [Ruby amqp gem](http://rubyamqp.info) is a feature-rich,
 EventMachine-based RabbitMQ client with batteries included.
 
+It's the original RabbitMQ client for Ruby. These days there are very
+solid alternatives available: [Bunny](http://rubybunny.info) for MRI and [March Hare](http://rubymarchhare.info) for JRuby.
+
 It implement [AMQP
 0.9.1](http://www.rabbitmq.com/tutorials/amqp-concepts.html) and
 support [RabbitMQ extensions to AMQP
 0.9.1](http://www.rabbitmq.com/extensions.html).
 
@@ -132,12 +135,13 @@
 to learn more about RabbitMQ protocol principles & concepts.
 
 
 ## Supported Ruby Versions
 
-amqp gem `1.6.x` series supports
+amqp gem `1.6.x` and `1.7.x` series support
 
+ * Ruby 2.4
  * Ruby 2.3
  * Ruby 2.2
  * Ruby 2.1
  * Ruby 2.0
 
@@ -234,10 +238,10 @@
 
 * The Original Code is [tmm1/amqp](http://github.com/tmm1/amqp).
 * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Aman Gupta.
 * Copyright (c) 2008 - 2010 [Aman Gupta](http://github.com/tmm1).
 * Contributions from [Jakub Stastny](http://github.com/botanicus) are Copyright (c) 2011-2012 VMware, Inc.
-* Copyright (c) 2010 — 2016 [ruby-amqp](https://github.com/ruby-amqp) group members.
+* Copyright (c) 2010 — 2017 [ruby-amqp](https://github.com/ruby-amqp) group members.
 
 Currently maintained by [ruby-amqp](https://github.com/ruby-amqp) group members
 Special thanks to Dmitriy Samovskiy, Ben Hood and Tony Garnock-Jones.
 
 