diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.hash
index b232b0d3..d4db3c82 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.hash
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # sha256 locally computed
-sha256  29e7bdb66f9b82941972d500dda98671db923565261aa414dd5fb0ea0e990eca  python-ovos-local-backend-26e47638ebd941a6dcadc11c333eb2179cbd8182.tar.gz
+sha256  d2c1f3bea5ae9cde074d6c6d069211a07691612523f452e6e298f80f2784ed02  python-ovos-local-backend-61bb2cdb7289c66936a7f2aa72e4f5e5ebac435f.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.mk
index a246c5e5..804724ed 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-local-backend/python-ovos-local-backend.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_OVOS_LOCAL_BACKEND_VERSION = 26e47638ebd941a6dcadc11c333eb2179cbd8182
+PYTHON_OVOS_LOCAL_BACKEND_VERSION = 61bb2cdb7289c66936a7f2aa72e4f5e5ebac435f
 PYTHON_OVOS_LOCAL_BACKEND_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,OVOS-local-backend,$(PYTHON_OVOS_LOCAL_BACKEND_VERSION))
 PYTHON_OVOS_LOCAL_BACKEND_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools