1. Be sure to perform the 1.6.1 upgrade and migrations first before upgrading to 1.7.0.   It will not work to upgrade directly from older versions.
  2. There are several gem updates, so be sure to run `bundle install` before running the new code.  See using bundler with Wagn.
  3. It is recommended that you schedule downtime before this upgrade because the old permissions must be migrated into the new system using `rake db:migrate`.