diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts.hash
index 4578fb34..1116f2a6 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts.hash
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # sha256 locally computed
-sha256  4a39458972a5ee01cb7fd45a5a2ce33846a4a93925aba4770ff4960f24a4b21b  python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts-16180516e21bc447991ef3d1697f8427573edb35.tar.gz
+sha256  7828b0d8039ea3a3dcac26e1e45b042cf50bb8b74a8c1847a0bea737b543e650  python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts-207961106063ddc29f66b6b8f9077f85e7806480.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts.mk
index ee56790f..f7ead94c 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts/python-ovos-tts-plugin-marytts.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_MARYTTS_VERSION = 16180516e21bc447991ef3d1697f8427573edb35
+PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_MARYTTS_VERSION = 207961106063ddc29f66b6b8f9077f85e7806480
 PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_MARYTTS_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,ovos-tts-plugin-marytts,$(PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_MARYTTS_VERSION))
 PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_MARYTTS_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_MARYTTS_ENV = MYCROFT_LOOSE_REQUIREMENTS=true
 
 $(eval $(python-package))