diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 802d06c0..14704a04 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -83,11 +83,8 @@ sipMD5 = {
     'linux64'  : 'b349127a4d46452936e4181d96b12c2d',
 }
 
-wafCurrentVersion = '2.0.7'
-wafMD5 = '48ac1250bcccd0674cf461937875ce9a'
-# enable this as soon as waf-2.0.8.bz2 is uploaded to https://wxpython.org/tools
-# wafCurrentVersion = '2.0.8'
-# wafMD5 = 'e1df61f724cc50efedbde867026ce4e3'
+wafCurrentVersion = '2.0.8'
+wafMD5 = 'bc393f29337cd00aef25d54280ca22e1'
 
 doxygenCurrentVersion = '1.8.8'
 doxygenMD5 = {