diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 92209dd2..ea35d24e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if(NOT DEFINED PROJECT_NAME)
   set(NOT_SUBPROJECT ON)
 endif()
 
-project(Catch2 LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 2.7.0-develop.2)
+project(Catch2 LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 2.7.0)
 
 # Provide path for scripts
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMake")
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_enum_values_registry.cpp b/include/internal/catch_enum_values_registry.cpp
index e974a67d..b94a70e5 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_enum_values_registry.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_enum_values_registry.cpp
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ namespace Catch {
     namespace Detail {
 
         std::vector<std::string> parseEnums( StringRef enums ) {
-            auto enumValues = splitString( enums, ',' );
+            auto enumValues = splitStringRef( enums, ',' );
             std::vector<std::string> parsed;
             parsed.reserve( enumValues.size() );
             for( auto const& enumValue : enumValues ) {
-                auto identifiers = splitString( enumValue, ':' );
+                auto identifiers = splitStringRef( enumValue, ':' );
                 parsed.push_back( Catch::trim( identifiers.back() ) );
             }
             return parsed;
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_string_manip.cpp b/include/internal/catch_string_manip.cpp
index 60109335..9f459de0 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_string_manip.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_string_manip.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ namespace Catch {
         return replaced;
     }
 
-    std::vector<std::string> splitString( StringRef str, char delimiter ) {
-        std::vector<std::string> subStrings;
+    std::vector<StringRef> splitStringRef( StringRef str, char delimiter ) {
+        std::vector<StringRef> subStrings;
         std::size_t start = 0;
         for(std::size_t pos = 0; pos < str.size(); ++pos ) {
             if( str[pos] == delimiter ) {
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_string_manip.h b/include/internal/catch_string_manip.h
index 0f8176d6..32a7ec1e 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_string_manip.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_string_manip.h
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ namespace Catch {
     void toLowerInPlace( std::string& s );
     std::string toLower( std::string const& s );
     std::string trim( std::string const& str );
+
+    // !!! Be aware, returns refs into original string - make sure original string outlives them
+    std::vector<StringRef> splitStringRef( StringRef str, char delimiter );
     bool replaceInPlace( std::string& str, std::string const& replaceThis, std::string const& withThis );
-    std::vector<std::string> splitString( StringRef str, char delimiter );
 
     struct pluralise {
         pluralise( std::size_t count, std::string const& label );
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/IntrospectiveTests/String.tests.cpp b/projects/SelfTest/IntrospectiveTests/String.tests.cpp
index 007774a9..cb2c350c 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/IntrospectiveTests/String.tests.cpp
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/IntrospectiveTests/String.tests.cpp
@@ -205,11 +205,12 @@ TEST_CASE( "replaceInPlace", "[Strings][StringManip]" ) {
 
 TEST_CASE( "splitString", "[Strings]" ) {
     using namespace Catch::Matchers;
-    using Catch::splitString;
+    using Catch::splitStringRef;
+    using Catch::StringRef;
 
-    CHECK_THAT( splitString("", ',' ), Equals(std::vector<std::string>() ) );
-    CHECK_THAT( splitString("abc", ',' ), Equals(std::vector<std::string>{"abc"} ) );
-    CHECK_THAT( splitString("abc,def", ',' ), Equals(std::vector<std::string>{"abc", "def"} ) );
+    CHECK_THAT( splitStringRef("", ',' ), Equals(std::vector<StringRef>() ) );
+    CHECK_THAT( splitStringRef("abc", ',' ), Equals(std::vector<StringRef>{"abc"} ) );
+    CHECK_THAT( splitStringRef("abc,def", ',' ), Equals(std::vector<StringRef>{"abc", "def"} ) );
 }