diff --git a/tools/widl/write_msft.c b/tools/widl/write_msft.c
index d938d00d25d..dd984863f16 100644
--- a/tools/widl/write_msft.c
+++ b/tools/widl/write_msft.c
@@ -2566,7 +2566,7 @@ int create_msft_typelib(typelib_t *typelib)
     const statement_t *stmt;
     time_t cur_time;
     char *time_override;
-    unsigned int version = 5 << 24 | 1 << 16 | 164; /* 5.01.0164 */
+    unsigned int version = 7 << 24 | 555; /* 7.00.0555 */
     GUID midl_time_guid    = {0xde77ba63,0x517c,0x11d1,{0xa2,0xda,0x00,0x00,0xf8,0x77,0x3c,0xe9}};
     GUID midl_version_guid = {0xde77ba64,0x517c,0x11d1,{0xa2,0xda,0x00,0x00,0xf8,0x77,0x3c,0xe9}};
     GUID midl_info_guid = {0xde77ba65,0x517c,0x11d1,{0xa2,0xda,0x00,0x00,0xf8,0x77,0x3c,0xe9}};