diff --git a/LANGUAGES.md b/LANGUAGES.md
index 79fcf28..897494e 100644
--- a/LANGUAGES.md
+++ b/LANGUAGES.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 <tr align=center>
 <td align=left><a href="lib/d/README.md">D</a></td>
 <!-- Build Systems ---------><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td>
-<!-- Language Levels -------><td>2.070.2</td><td>2.076.0</td>
+<!-- Language Levels -------><td>2.070.2</td><td>2.077.1</td>
 <!-- Low-Level Transports --><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td>
 <!-- Transport Wrappers ----><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td>
 <!-- Protocols -------------><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 <tr align=center>
 <td align=left><a href="lib/dart/README.md">Dart</a></td>
 <!-- Build Systems ---------><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td>
-<!-- Language Levels -------><td>1.20.1</td><td>1.24.2</td>
+<!-- Language Levels -------><td>1.20.1</td><td>1.24.3</td>
 <!-- Low-Level Transports --><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td>
 <!-- Transport Wrappers ----><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td>
 <!-- Protocols -------------><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td>
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 <tr align=center>
 <td align=left><a href="lib/netcore/README.md">.NET Core</a></td>
 <!-- Build Systems ---------><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td>
-<!-- Language Levels -------><td>2.0.0</td><td>2.0.3</td>
+<!-- Language Levels -------><td>2.0.0</td><td>2.0.5</td>
 <!-- Low-Level Transports --><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td>
 <!-- Transport Wrappers ----><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cred.png" alt=""/></td>
 <!-- Protocols -------------><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td><td><img src="doc/images/cgrn.png" alt="Yes"/></td>
diff --git a/build/docker/README.md b/build/docker/README.md
index 4b59e03..f58e88b 100644
--- a/build/docker/README.md
+++ b/build/docker/README.md
@@ -136,17 +136,17 @@
 
 | Language  | ubuntu-trusty | ubuntu-xenial | ubuntu-artful | Notes |
 | :-------- | :------------ | :------------ | :------------ | :---- |
-| as of     | Oct 01, 2017  | Jan 11, 2018  | Oct 01, 2017  |       |
+| as of     | Oct 01, 2017  | Jan 29, 2018  | Jan 29, 2018  |       |
 | as3       |               |               |               | Not in CI |
 | C++ gcc   | 4.8.4         | 5.4.0         | 7.2.0         |       |
 | C++ clang | 3.4           | 3.8           | 4.0           |       |
 | C# (mono) | 3.2.8.0       | 4.2.1.0       | 4.6.2.7       |       |
 | c_glib    | 2.40.2        | 2.48.2        | 2.54.0        |       |
 | cocoa     |               |               |               | Not in CI |
-| d         | 2.070.2       | 2.073.2       | 2.076.0       |       |
-| dart      | 1.20.1        | 1.22.1        | 1.24.2        |       |
+| d         | 2.070.2       | 2.073.2       | 2.077.1       |       |
+| dart      | 1.20.1        | 1.22.1        | 1.24.3        |       |
 | delphi    |               |               |               | Not in CI |
-| dotnet    |               | 2.0.3         | 2.0.3         |       |
+| dotnet    |               | 2.1.4         | 2.1.4         | v2.1.4 SDK uses v2.0.5 Runtime |
 | erlang    | R16B03        | 18.3          | 20.0.4        |       |
 | go        | 1.2.1         | 1.6.2         | 1.8.3         |       |
 | haskell   | 7.6.3         | 7.10.3        | 8.0.2         |       |
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@
 | nodejs    |               | 4.2.6         | 8.9.1         | trusty has node.js 0.10.0 which is too old |
 | ocaml     |               | 4.02.3        | 4.04.0        |       |
 | perl      | 5.18.2        | 5.22.1        | 5.26.0        |       |
-| php       | 5.5.9         | 7.0.22        | 7.1.8         |       |
+| php       | 5.5.9         | 7.0.22        | 7.1.11        |       |
 | python    | 2.7.6         | 2.7.12        | 2.7.14        |       |
 | python3   | 3.4.3         | 3.5.2         | 3.6.3         |       |
 | ruby      | 1.9.3p484     | 2.3.1p112     | 2.3.3p222     |       |
-| rust      | 1.15.1        | 1.17.0        | 1.18.0        |       |
+| rust      | 1.15.1        | 1.17.0        | 1.21.0        |       |
 | smalltalk |               |               |               | Not in CI |
 | swift     |               |               |               | Not in CI |
 
diff --git a/build/docker/ubuntu-artful/Dockerfile b/build/docker/ubuntu-artful/Dockerfile
index bbc829c..4babc3f 100644
--- a/build/docker/ubuntu-artful/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/docker/ubuntu-artful/Dockerfile
@@ -92,27 +92,28 @@
 `# csharp (mono) dependencies` \
       mono-devel
 
+ENV D_VERSION 2.077.1-0.1
 RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
       `# D dependencies` \
-      dmd-bin \
-      libphobos2-dev \
+      dmd-bin=$D_VERSION \
+      libphobos2-dev=$D_VERSION \
+      dmd-compiler=$D_VERSION \
+      dmd-tools=$D_VERSION \
       dub \
       dfmt \
       dscanner \
       libevent-dev \
       libssl-dev \
       xdg-utils
-# libevent deimos doesn't seem to work so not enabling it:
-# RUN mkdir -p /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C && \
-#     curl -sSL https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/libevent/archive/master.tar.gz| tar xz && \
-#     mv libevent-master/deimos/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos/ && \
-#     mv libevent-master/C/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C/ && \
-#     rm -rf libevent-master
-# openssl deimos doesn't work with openssl-1.0.2 so not enabling it:
-# RUN curl -sSL https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/openssl/archive/master.tar.gz| tar xz && \
-#     mv openssl-master/deimos/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos/ && \
-#     mv openssl-master/C/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C/ && \
-#     rm -rf openssl-master
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C && \
+    curl -sSL https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/libevent/archive/master.tar.gz| tar xz && \
+    mv libevent-master/deimos/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos/ && \
+    mv libevent-master/C/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C/ && \
+    rm -rf libevent-master
+RUN curl -sSL https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/openssl/archive/master.tar.gz| tar xz && \
+    mv openssl-master/deimos/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos/ && \
+    mv openssl-master/C/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C/ && \
+    rm -rf openssl-master
 
 RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
       `# Dart dependencies` \
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@
 
 RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 `# dotnet core dependencies` \
-      dotnet-sdk-2.0.3
+      dotnet-sdk-2.1.4
 
 RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 `# Erlang dependencies` \
diff --git a/build/docker/ubuntu-trusty/Dockerfile b/build/docker/ubuntu-trusty/Dockerfile
index 5d7cec2..40f9c55 100644
--- a/build/docker/ubuntu-trusty/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/docker/ubuntu-trusty/Dockerfile
@@ -86,15 +86,15 @@
       dfmt \
       dscanner \
       xdg-utils
-# RUN mkdir -p /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C && \
-#     curl -sSL https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/libevent/archive/master.tar.gz| tar xz && \
-#     mv libevent-master/deimos/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos/ && \
-#     mv libevent-master/C/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C/ && \
-#     rm -rf libevent-master
-# RUN curl -sSL https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/openssl/archive/master.tar.gz| tar xz && \
-#     mv openssl-master/deimos/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos/ && \
-#     mv openssl-master/C/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C/ && \
-#     rm -rf openssl-master
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C && \
+    curl -sSL https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/libevent/archive/master.tar.gz| tar xz && \
+    mv libevent-master/deimos/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos/ && \
+    mv libevent-master/C/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C/ && \
+    rm -rf libevent-master
+RUN curl -sSL https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/openssl/archive/master.tar.gz| tar xz && \
+    mv openssl-master/deimos/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos/ && \
+    mv openssl-master/C/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C/ && \
+    rm -rf openssl-master
 
 RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 `# Dart dependencies` \
diff --git a/build/docker/ubuntu-xenial/Dockerfile b/build/docker/ubuntu-xenial/Dockerfile
index d8b43f5..b37434b 100644
--- a/build/docker/ubuntu-xenial/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/docker/ubuntu-xenial/Dockerfile
@@ -106,17 +106,15 @@
       libevent-dev \
       libssl-dev \
       xdg-utils
-# libevent deimos doesn't seem to work so not enabling it:
-# RUN mkdir -p /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C && \
-#     curl -sSL https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/libevent/archive/master.tar.gz| tar xz && \
-#     mv libevent-master/deimos/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos/ && \
-#     mv libevent-master/C/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C/ && \
-#     rm -rf libevent-master
-# openssl deimos doesn't work with openssl-1.0.2 so not enabling it:
-# RUN curl -sSL https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/openssl/archive/master.tar.gz| tar xz && \
-#     mv openssl-master/deimos/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos/ && \
-#     mv openssl-master/C/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C/ && \
-#     rm -rf openssl-master
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C && \
+    curl -sSL https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/libevent/archive/master.tar.gz| tar xz && \
+    mv libevent-master/deimos/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos/ && \
+    mv libevent-master/C/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C/ && \
+    rm -rf libevent-master
+RUN curl -sSL https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/openssl/archive/master.tar.gz| tar xz && \
+    mv openssl-master/deimos/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/deimos/ && \
+    mv openssl-master/C/* /usr/include/dmd/druntime/import/C/ && \
+    rm -rf openssl-master
 
 RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 `# Dart dependencies` \
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@
 
 RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 `# dotnet core dependencies` \
-      dotnet-sdk-2.0.3
+      dotnet-sdk-2.1.4
 
 RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 `# Erlang dependencies` \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 322015d..b20312f 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
       else
         AX_LIB_EVENT([2.0])
         if test "$success" = "yes"; then
-          DMD_LIBEVENT_FLAGS=$(echo "$LIBEVENT_LDFLAGS $LIBEVENT_LIBS" | \
+          DMD_LIBEVENT_FLAGS=$(echo "-fuse-ld=gold $LIBEVENT_LDFLAGS $LIBEVENT_LIBS" | \
             sed -e 's/^ *//g;s/ *$//g;s/^\(.\)/-L\1/g;s/  */ -L/g')
           with_d_event_tests="yes"
         else
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
       else
         AX_CHECK_OPENSSL([with_d_ssl_tests="yes"])
         if test "$with_d_ssl_tests" = "yes"; then
-          DMD_OPENSSL_FLAGS=$(echo "$OPENSSL_LDFLAGS $OPENSSL_LIBS" | \
+          DMD_OPENSSL_FLAGS=$(echo "-fuse-ld=gold $OPENSSL_LDFLAGS $OPENSSL_LIBS" | \
             sed -e 's/^ *//g;s/ *$//g;s/^\(.\)/-L\1/g;s/  */ -L/g')
         else
           AC_MSG_WARN([D OpenSSL interface present, but OpenSSL library not found.])
diff --git a/lib/cpp/Makefile.am b/lib/cpp/Makefile.am
index cd1d923..ff3be5d 100755
--- a/lib/cpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/cpp/Makefile.am
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 libthriftqt_la_CXXFLAGS  = $(AM_CXXFLAGS)
 libthriftqt5_la_CXXFLAGS  = $(AM_CXXFLAGS)
 libthriftnb_la_LDFLAGS  = -release $(VERSION) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
-libthriftz_la_LDFLAGS   = -release $(VERSION) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
+libthriftz_la_LDFLAGS   = -release $(VERSION) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS) $(ZLIB_LIBS)
 libthriftqt_la_LDFLAGS   = -release $(VERSION) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS) $(QT_LIBS)
 libthriftqt5_la_LDFLAGS   = -release $(VERSION) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS) $(QT5_LIBS)