diff --git a/HttpFs.IntegrationTests/AssemblyInfo.fs b/HttpFs.IntegrationTests/AssemblyInfo.fs
index e60e11d..94e020c 100644
--- a/HttpFs.IntegrationTests/AssemblyInfo.fs
+++ b/HttpFs.IntegrationTests/AssemblyInfo.fs
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ open System.Reflection
 
 [<assembly: AssemblyTitleAttribute("HttpFs.IntegrationTests")>]
 [<assembly: AssemblyProductAttribute("HttpFs.IntegrationTests")>]
-[<assembly: AssemblyCopyrightAttribute("Copyright © 2019")>]
+[<assembly: AssemblyCopyrightAttribute("Copyright © 2020")>]
 [<assembly: AssemblyDescriptionAttribute("A simple, functional HTTP client library for F#")>]
-[<assembly: AssemblyVersionAttribute("5.3.0")>]
-[<assembly: AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("5.3.0")>]
+[<assembly: AssemblyVersionAttribute("5.4.0")>]
+[<assembly: AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("5.4.0")>]
 do ()
 
 module internal AssemblyVersionInformation =
     let [<Literal>] AssemblyTitle = "HttpFs.IntegrationTests"
     let [<Literal>] AssemblyProduct = "HttpFs.IntegrationTests"
-    let [<Literal>] AssemblyCopyright = "Copyright © 2019"
+    let [<Literal>] AssemblyCopyright = "Copyright © 2020"
     let [<Literal>] AssemblyDescription = "A simple, functional HTTP client library for F#"
-    let [<Literal>] AssemblyVersion = "5.3.0"
-    let [<Literal>] AssemblyFileVersion = "5.3.0"
+    let [<Literal>] AssemblyVersion = "5.4.0"
+    let [<Literal>] AssemblyFileVersion = "5.4.0"
diff --git a/HttpFs.IntegrationTests/HttpServer.fs b/HttpFs.IntegrationTests/HttpServer.fs
index f0c5610..b482601 100644
--- a/HttpFs.IntegrationTests/HttpServer.fs
+++ b/HttpFs.IntegrationTests/HttpServer.fs
@@ -177,7 +177,12 @@ let app =
 
     Filters.OPTIONS >=> Filters.path "/Options" >=> Successful.OK ""
 
-    Filters.DELETE >=> Filters.path "/Delete" >=> Successful.OK ""
+    Filters.DELETE >=> choose [
+      Filters.path "/Delete" >=> Successful.OK ""
+      Filters.path "/DeleteWithBody" >=> request (fun r -> 
+          recordedRequest <- Some r
+          Successful.OK "")
+    ]
 
     Filters.PUT >=> Filters.path "/Put" >=> Successful.OK ""
 
diff --git a/HttpFs.IntegrationTests/Tests.fs b/HttpFs.IntegrationTests/Tests.fs
index cabdb12..b1ea3ea 100644
--- a/HttpFs.IntegrationTests/Tests.fs
+++ b/HttpFs.IntegrationTests/Tests.fs
@@ -463,6 +463,17 @@ let tests =
       Expect.equal resp.statusCode 200 "statusCode should be equal"
     }
 
+    testCaseAsync "Delete method with body works" <| async {
+       let! resp =
+        Request.create Delete (uriFor "/DeleteWithBody")
+        |> Request.bodyString "Hi mum"
+        |> getResponse
+        |> Alt.toAsync
+      
+      let req = HttpServer.recordedRequest in
+      Expect.equal (req.Value |> getHeader "content-length") "6" "content-length should be equal"
+    }
+
     testCaseAsync "Other method works" <| async {
         use! resp = 
           Request.create (HttpMethod.Other "OTHER") (uriFor "/Other")
diff --git a/HttpFs.UnitTests/AssemblyInfo.fs b/HttpFs.UnitTests/AssemblyInfo.fs
index 5230ce6..eecfdf6 100644
--- a/HttpFs.UnitTests/AssemblyInfo.fs
+++ b/HttpFs.UnitTests/AssemblyInfo.fs
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ open System.Reflection
 
 [<assembly: AssemblyTitleAttribute("HttpFs.UnitTests")>]
 [<assembly: AssemblyProductAttribute("HttpFs.UnitTests")>]
-[<assembly: AssemblyCopyrightAttribute("Copyright © 2019")>]
+[<assembly: AssemblyCopyrightAttribute("Copyright © 2020")>]
 [<assembly: AssemblyDescriptionAttribute("A simple, functional HTTP client library for F#")>]
-[<assembly: AssemblyVersionAttribute("5.3.0")>]
-[<assembly: AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("5.3.0")>]
+[<assembly: AssemblyVersionAttribute("5.4.0")>]
+[<assembly: AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("5.4.0")>]
 do ()
 
 module internal AssemblyVersionInformation =
     let [<Literal>] AssemblyTitle = "HttpFs.UnitTests"
     let [<Literal>] AssemblyProduct = "HttpFs.UnitTests"
-    let [<Literal>] AssemblyCopyright = "Copyright © 2019"
+    let [<Literal>] AssemblyCopyright = "Copyright © 2020"
     let [<Literal>] AssemblyDescription = "A simple, functional HTTP client library for F#"
-    let [<Literal>] AssemblyVersion = "5.3.0"
-    let [<Literal>] AssemblyFileVersion = "5.3.0"
+    let [<Literal>] AssemblyVersion = "5.4.0"
+    let [<Literal>] AssemblyFileVersion = "5.4.0"
diff --git a/HttpFs/AssemblyInfo.fs b/HttpFs/AssemblyInfo.fs
index 5022eb1..d8cf7c3 100644
--- a/HttpFs/AssemblyInfo.fs
+++ b/HttpFs/AssemblyInfo.fs
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ open System.Reflection
 
 [<assembly: AssemblyTitleAttribute("HttpFs")>]
 [<assembly: AssemblyProductAttribute("HttpFs")>]
-[<assembly: AssemblyCopyrightAttribute("Copyright © 2019")>]
+[<assembly: AssemblyCopyrightAttribute("Copyright © 2020")>]
 [<assembly: AssemblyDescriptionAttribute("A simple, functional HTTP client library for F#")>]
-[<assembly: AssemblyVersionAttribute("5.3.0")>]
-[<assembly: AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("5.3.0")>]
+[<assembly: AssemblyVersionAttribute("5.4.0")>]
+[<assembly: AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("5.4.0")>]
 do ()
 
 module internal AssemblyVersionInformation =
     let [<Literal>] AssemblyTitle = "HttpFs"
     let [<Literal>] AssemblyProduct = "HttpFs"
-    let [<Literal>] AssemblyCopyright = "Copyright © 2019"
+    let [<Literal>] AssemblyCopyright = "Copyright © 2020"
     let [<Literal>] AssemblyDescription = "A simple, functional HTTP client library for F#"
-    let [<Literal>] AssemblyVersion = "5.3.0"
-    let [<Literal>] AssemblyFileVersion = "5.3.0"
+    let [<Literal>] AssemblyVersion = "5.4.0"
+    let [<Literal>] AssemblyFileVersion = "5.4.0"
diff --git a/HttpFs/HttpFs.fs b/HttpFs/HttpFs.fs
index be8919e..d133188 100644
--- a/HttpFs/HttpFs.fs
+++ b/HttpFs/HttpFs.fs
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ module Client =
             | HttpMethod.Post 
             | HttpMethod.Put 
             | HttpMethod.Patch 
+            | HttpMethod.Delete
             | HttpMethod.Other _ -> true
             | _ -> false
 
diff --git a/HttpFs/HttpFs.fsproj b/HttpFs/HttpFs.fsproj
index ac66a15..89c4f28 100644
--- a/HttpFs/HttpFs.fsproj
+++ b/HttpFs/HttpFs.fsproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyName>HttpFs</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>Http.fs</PackageId>
-    <Version>5.3.0</Version>
+    <Version>5.4.0</Version>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;net471</TargetFrameworks>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 3fc7945..e3498f1 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+#### 5.4.0 — 2018-06-27
+* Delete verb now supports body
+* Support for custom http method
+* ContentEncoding request header
+
 #### 5.3.0 — 2018-06-27
 * Default non-specified charsets to UTF8 rather than Latin 1.