diff --git a/.gx/lastpubver b/.gx/lastpubver
index 7c4270b4ccce49df5fe062a3d9f7857629316138..ff36fe0188ce91d7379f7820b81689bb146f4492 100644
--- a/.gx/lastpubver
+++ b/.gx/lastpubver
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.4.1: QmapADMpK4e5kFGBxC2aHreaDqKP9vmMng5f91MA14Ces9
+4.4.2: QmNoCFYrmNFZxpv4KRGHujfsX2QqC3gH4bLJfkizZHFdUS
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 386f384fc86cef11db87a5bd1e70a90aade51a5f..bac2a193a5bb27f3c777cd81f6804fbca9e67dba 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ os:
 language: go
 
 go:
-    - 1.7
+    - 1.8
 
 install: true
 
diff --git a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
index f0297f1975edf3edda175ba9a2d350e73c0f0c6b..88e8c609c733e63f80f540837facd93557df21f4 100644
--- a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
+++ b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	goprocess "github.com/jbenet/goprocess"
+	connmgr "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-connmgr"
 	metrics "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-metrics"
 	mstream "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-metrics/stream"
 	inet "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-net"
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ type BasicHost struct {
 	ids     *identify.IDService
 	natmgr  NATManager
 	addrs   AddrsFactory
+	cmgr    connmgr.ConnManager
 
 	negtimeout time.Duration
 
@@ -92,6 +94,9 @@ type HostOpts struct {
 
 	//
 	BandwidthReporter metrics.Reporter
+
+	// ConnManager is a libp2p connection manager
+	ConnManager connmgr.ConnManager
 }
 
 // NewHost constructs a new *BasicHost and activates it by attaching its stream and connection handlers to the given inet.Network.
@@ -131,6 +136,13 @@ func NewHost(net inet.Network, opts *HostOpts) *BasicHost {
 		h.ids.Reporter = opts.BandwidthReporter
 	}
 
+	if opts.ConnManager == nil {
+		// create 'disabled' conn manager for now
+		h.cmgr = connmgr.NewConnManager(0, 0, 0)
+	} else {
+		h.cmgr = opts.ConnManager
+	}
+
 	h.proc = goprocess.WithTeardown(func() error {
 		if h.natmgr != nil {
 			h.natmgr.Close()
@@ -161,6 +173,8 @@ func New(net inet.Network, opts ...interface{}) *BasicHost {
 			hostopts.BandwidthReporter = o
 		case AddrsFactory:
 			hostopts.AddrsFactory = AddrsFactory(o)
+		case connmgr.ConnManager:
+			hostopts.ConnManager = o
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -411,6 +425,10 @@ func (h *BasicHost) dialPeer(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (h *BasicHost) ConnManager() connmgr.ConnManager {
+	return h.cmgr
+}
+
 // Addrs returns listening addresses that are safe to announce to the network.
 // The output is the same as AllAddrs, but processed by AddrsFactory.
 func (h *BasicHost) Addrs() []ma.Multiaddr {
diff --git a/p2p/host/routed/routed.go b/p2p/host/routed/routed.go
index 97493ad5e4590f959f5a32728c839fa3cb287da4..92e77a599f6567edcc51827cf92bd82e1e9847f0 100644
--- a/p2p/host/routed/routed.go
+++ b/p2p/host/routed/routed.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	host "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-host"
 
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
+	connmgr "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-connmgr"
 	lgbl "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-loggables"
 	inet "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-net"
 	peer "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-peer"
@@ -124,5 +125,8 @@ func (rh *RoutedHost) Close() error {
 	// no need to close IpfsRouting. we dont own it.
 	return rh.host.Close()
 }
+func (rh *RoutedHost) ConnManager() connmgr.ConnManager {
+	return rh.host.ConnManager()
+}
 
 var _ (host.Host) = (*RoutedHost)(nil)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98f625572f08ff271c743aca13ad32d32a666801..f2fe02029a626267b33eea9e90e8a8f32fc034a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@
     },
     {
       "author": "whyrusleeping",
-      "hash": "QmZy7c24mmkEHpNJndwgsEE3wcVxHd8yB969yTnAJFVw7f",
+      "hash": "QmRNyPNJGNCaZyYonJj7owciWTsMd9gRfEKmZY3o6xwN3h",
       "name": "go-libp2p-host",
-      "version": "1.3.15"
+      "version": "1.3.16"
     },
     {
       "author": "whyrusleeping",
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@
     },
     {
       "author": "whyrusleeping",
-      "hash": "QmQoFme2KBiCZmCwKDLoCVZShkYGjPt4YR7ihZK5c3vtzH",
+      "hash": "QmbQXcWAa9ZbTH74m6yroexY8QjTS4oivLNEFwjamZCJTU",
       "name": "go-libp2p-blankhost",
-      "version": "0.1.14"
+      "version": "0.1.15"
     }
   ],
   "gxVersion": "0.4.0",
@@ -239,6 +239,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "name": "go-libp2p",
   "releaseCmd": "git commit -a -m \"gx publish $VERSION\"",
-  "version": "4.4.1"
+  "version": "4.4.2"
 }