diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 32bfbff..c49b92b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,42 +1,47 @@
 version: 2
+references:
+  objectrocket-docker-auth: &objectrocket-docker-auth
+    auth:
+      username: ${DOCKER_USERNAME}
+      password: ${DOCKER_PASSWORD}
+  context-to-use: &context-to-use
+    context: objectrocket-shared
 jobs:
-  test:
+  test-py2:
     docker:
-      - image: python:3.5
+    - <<: *objectrocket-docker-auth
+      image: python:2.7
     working_directory: ~/python-client
     steps:
-      - checkout
+    - checkout
+
+    - run:
+        command: pip install --upgrade pip tox
+
+    - run:
+        command: |
+          tox -e lint
+          tox -e py27
 
-      - run:
-          command: pip install --upgrade pip tox
-      
-      - run:
-          command: | 
-            tox -e lint
-            tox -e py35
-  
-  pypi_upload:
+  test-py3:
     docker:
-        - image: python:3.5
+    - <<: *objectrocket-docker-auth
+      image: python:3.8
+    working_directory: ~/python-client
     steps:
-      - checkout
+    - checkout
+
+    - run:
+        command: pip install --upgrade pip tox
 
-      - run:
-          command: |
-            pip install --upgrade pip tox
-            tox -e build_pypi
+    - run:
+        command: |
+          tox -e lint
+          tox -e py38
 
 workflows:
   version: 2
   test:
     jobs:
-      - test
-  pypi_upload:
-    jobs:
-      - pypi_upload:
-          filters:
-            tags:
-              only:
-                - /^[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+$/
-            branches:
-              ignore: /.*/
\ No newline at end of file
+    - test-py2: *context-to-use
+    - test-py3: *context-to-use
diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d93a1a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
+daysUntilStale: 30
+# Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
+daysUntilClose: 7
+# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
+exemptLabels:
+- security
+# Label to use when marking an issue as stale
+staleLabel: stale
+# Comment to post when marking an issue as stale. Set to `false` to disable
+markComment: >
+  This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
+  recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you
+  for your contributions.
+# Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
+closeComment: false
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a9823c9..643bcde 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@
 .cache
 build
 dist
+.vscode/
+.python-version
+.idea/
diff --git a/changelog.rst b/changelog.rst
index 3d92504..659e3b4 100644
--- a/changelog.rst
+++ b/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 changelog
 =========
 
+0.7.0
+-----
+- Add ability to pass additional arguments when retrieving authenticated connection to instance.
+
 0.4.x
 -----
 - New stats endpoint that provides instance stats (for consumption by newrelic)
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 240350a..2fce43a 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 import sphinx_rtd_theme
 
-from setup import __version__
+from objectrocket import __version__
 
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
diff --git a/objectrocket/__init__.py b/objectrocket/__init__.py
index 42e9110..ea0905a 100644
--- a/objectrocket/__init__.py
+++ b/objectrocket/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 """Top level package with imported objects for convenience."""
 # Import this object for ease of access.
 from objectrocket.client import Client  # noqa
+
+__version__ = '0.7.0'
diff --git a/objectrocket/instances/mongodb.py b/objectrocket/instances/mongodb.py
index ebbc17c..5bc9489 100644
--- a/objectrocket/instances/mongodb.py
+++ b/objectrocket/instances/mongodb.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import requests
 
 from concurrent import futures
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 from objectrocket import bases
 from objectrocket import util
@@ -59,19 +60,21 @@ def compaction(self, request_compaction=False):
 
         return response.json()
 
-    def get_authenticated_connection(self, user, passwd, db='admin', ssl=True):
+    def get_authenticated_connection(self, user, passwd, db='admin', ssl=True, **kwargs):
         """Get an authenticated connection to this instance.
 
         :param str user: The username to use for authentication.
         :param str passwd: The password to use for authentication.
         :param str db: The name of the database to authenticate against. Defaults to ``'Admin'``.
         :param bool ssl: Use SSL/TLS if available for this instance. Defaults to ``True``.
+        :param kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to MongoClient.
         :raises: :py:class:`pymongo.errors.OperationFailure` if authentication fails.
         """
         # Attempt to establish an authenticated connection.
         try:
-            connection = self.get_connection(ssl=ssl)
+            connection = self.get_connection(ssl=ssl, **kwargs)
             connection[db].authenticate(user, passwd)
+
             return connection
 
         # Catch exception here for logging, then just re-raise.
@@ -79,12 +82,12 @@ def get_authenticated_connection(self, user, passwd, db='admin', ssl=True):
             logger.exception(ex)
             raise
 
-    def get_connection(self, ssl=True):
+    def get_connection(self, ssl=True, **kwargs):
         """Get a live connection to this instance.
 
         :param bool ssl: Use SSL/TLS if available for this instance.
         """
-        return self._get_connection(ssl=ssl)
+        return self._get_connection(ssl=ssl, **kwargs)
 
     @util.token_auto_auth
     def shards(self, add_shard=False):
@@ -264,7 +267,7 @@ def set_stepdown_window(self, start, end, enabled=True, scheduled=True, weekly=T
     ######################
     # Private interface. #
     ######################
-    def _get_connection(self, ssl):
+    def _get_connection(self, ssl, **kwargs):
         """Get a live connection to this instance."""
 
         # Use SSL/TLS if requested and available.
@@ -272,8 +275,7 @@ def _get_connection(self, ssl):
         if ssl and self.ssl_connect_string:
             connect_string = self.ssl_connect_string
 
-        return pymongo.MongoClient(connect_string)
-
+        return pymongo.MongoClient(connect_string, **kwargs)
 
 class Shard(bases.Extensible):
     """An ObjectRocket MongoDB instance shard.
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 3d0a1c9..9304148 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ tox>=2.1
 wheel>=0.22.0
 git+https://github.com/mverteuil/pytest-ipdb.git
 responses>=0.4.0
+twine
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements/prod.txt b/requirements/prod.txt
index 2c773fd..df2d34d 100644
--- a/requirements/prod.txt
+++ b/requirements/prod.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 elasticsearch>=2.0.0
-pymongo==3.7.2
+pymongo==3.10.1
 redis>=2.0
 requests>=2.0.0
 six<2.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fca9571..43c8764 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 """Setup script for ObjectRocket Python client."""
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
+from objectrocket import __version__
 
-VERSION = ('0', '5', '2')
-__version__ = '.'.join(VERSION)
 
 with open('README.md') as f:
     readme = f.read()
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index eecbff2..9b1df56 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 minversion = 2.1
-envlist = lint,py27,py37
+envlist = lint,py27,py38
 skipsdist = True
 
 [testenv]
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ recreate = False
 commands = {envbindir}/py.test --cov objectrocket --cov-report term-missing {toxinidir}/tests
 
 [testenv:build_pypi]
-deps = twine
+deps = -r requirements/dev.txt
 commands =
     {envbindir}/python setup.py clean bdist_wheel
     {toxinidir}/scripts/upload_to_pypi.sh pypi