diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 2c5ef9c8..46c41c6e 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ wxICON = 'docs/sphinx/_static/images/sphinxdocs/mondrian.png'
 
 # Some tools will be downloaded for the builds. These are the versions and
 # MD5s of the tool binaries currently in use.
-sipCurrentVersion = '4.16.7-snapshot-bd92aad3cf7d'  # '4.14.7' #
+sipCurrentVersion = '4.16.7'
 sipMD5 = {
-    'darwin' : 'eb1ecdd8806fed1b68487e182ef32b77',
-    'win32'  : '29138fbcc5f3343b06eabf6764793945', 
-    'linux'  : 'bb78a5330221f37feadb590d5bde8c2c', 
+    'darwin' : '29874bb82327e556554e3ca8ddf8fa16',
+    'win32'  : 'd19030b397034742694a6d229f056ad0', 
+    'linux'  : '6f70956abd8f837b1d55dc5cfa9f6201', 
 }
 
 wafCurrentVersion = '1.7.15-p1'
diff --git a/sip/siplib/sip.h b/sip/siplib/sip.h
index 40998ec7..d2d27db6 100644
--- a/sip/siplib/sip.h
+++ b/sip/siplib/sip.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * Define the SIP version number.
  */
 #define SIP_VERSION         0x041007
-#define SIP_VERSION_STR     "4.16.7-snapshot-bd92aad3cf7d"
+#define SIP_VERSION_STR     "4.16.7"
 
 
 /*