diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 1618589..42d65c7 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
-0.7.0 (2022-07-)
+0.7.0 (2022-07-18)
 ------------------
 - bcdata.define_request function renamed to define_requests, returns list of
   parsed urls rather than a list of request parameter dictionaries  - this makes
diff --git a/bcdata/__init__.py b/bcdata/__init__.py
index d4d8a37..b5481e0 100644
--- a/bcdata/__init__.py
+++ b/bcdata/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from .wcs import get_dem
 
 
-__version__ = "0.7.0dev0"
+__version__ = "0.7.0"
 
 BCDC_API_URL = "https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3/action/"
 WFS_URL = "https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/geo/pub/wfs"
diff --git a/bcdata/database.py b/bcdata/database.py
index cf42f57..4989b87 100644
--- a/bcdata/database.py
+++ b/bcdata/database.py
@@ -159,12 +159,17 @@ def define_table(
             schema=schema_name,
         )
 
-        # if append not noted, drop any existing table and create the new table
-        if not append:
-            if schema_name not in self.schemas:
-                self.create_schema(schema_name)
-            if schema_name + "." + table_name in self.tables:
-                self.drop_table(schema_name, table_name)
+        if schema_name not in self.schemas:
+            self.create_schema(schema_name)
+
+        # drop existing table if append is not flagged
+        if schema_name + "." + table_name in self.tables and not append:
+            log.info("Table {schema_name}.{table_name} exists, overwriting")
+            self.drop_table(schema_name, table_name)
+
+        # create the table
+        if schema_name + "." + table_name not in self.tables:
+            log.info("Creating table {schema_name}.{table_name}")
             table.create()
 
         return table