diff --git a/include/version.mk b/include/version.mk
index 1a0d3c990..b078516dd 100644
--- a/include/version.mk
+++ b/include/version.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ VERSION_NICK:=$(call qstrip_escape,$(CONFIG_VERSION_NICK))
 VERSION_NICK:=$(if $(VERSION_NICK),$(VERSION_NICK),$(RELEASE))
 
 VERSION_REPO:=$(call qstrip_escape,$(CONFIG_VERSION_REPO))
-VERSION_REPO:=$(if $(VERSION_REPO),$(VERSION_REPO),http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots)
+VERSION_REPO:=$(if $(VERSION_REPO),$(VERSION_REPO),http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.2)
 
 VERSION_DIST:=$(call qstrip_escape,$(CONFIG_VERSION_DIST))
 VERSION_DIST:=$(if $(VERSION_DIST),$(VERSION_DIST),LEDE)