diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico.hash
index 32d640a0..227d6a81 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico.hash
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # sha256 locally computed
-sha256  9f3b31f53c705ab62ffb5b53e94c3fb1decbab00d350e911a30e1709b0e5e298  python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico-3f1ce8e42041b65c161b44627f4b16f79ef2eea4.tar.gz
+sha256  6551b2abf0d6e0a50dcb8104ec911247449f3eba782c2d1d610551029670622a  python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico-eb2a588d1f7a94b988adad72b80ba4aa2101dd68.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico.mk
index 2ea2d27e..8a0da9db 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico/python-ovos-tts-plugin-pico.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_PICO_VERSION = 3f1ce8e42041b65c161b44627f4b16f79ef2eea4
+PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_PICO_VERSION = eb2a588d1f7a94b988adad72b80ba4aa2101dd68
 PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_PICO_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,ovos-tts-plugin-pico,$(PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_PICO_VERSION))
 PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_PICO_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_PICO_ENV = MYCROFT_LOOSE_REQUIREMENTS=true
 
 $(eval $(python-package))