diff --git a/launcher-package/build.sbt b/launcher-package/build.sbt
index aee72cdaf..cceaebd16 100755
--- a/launcher-package/build.sbt
+++ b/launcher-package/build.sbt
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ val root = (project in file(".")).
       file
     },
     // update sbt.sh at root
-    sbtnVersion := "1.7.0-RC1",
+    sbtnVersion := "1.7.0",
     sbtnJarsBaseUrl := "https://github.com/sbt/sbtn-dist/releases/download",
     sbtnJarsMappings := {
       val baseUrl = sbtnJarsBaseUrl.value
diff --git a/sbt b/sbt
index 9d0690cd5..821fc9cbf 100755
--- a/sbt
+++ b/sbt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ declare build_props_sbt_version=
 declare use_sbtn=
 declare no_server=
 declare sbtn_command="$SBTN_CMD"
-declare sbtn_version="1.7.0-RC1"
+declare sbtn_version="1.7.0"
 
 ###  ------------------------------- ###
 ###  Helper methods for BASH scripts ###