diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/skill-ovos-timer/skill-ovos-timer.hash b/buildroot-external/package/skill-ovos-timer/skill-ovos-timer.hash
index 94aa9220..36e24d92 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/skill-ovos-timer/skill-ovos-timer.hash
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/skill-ovos-timer/skill-ovos-timer.hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sha256  bc7dad260367e272c4ddd10292cf665de3df57abae9c7b2a130c82ce6da33239  skill-ovos-timer-acc876308316f017bbcab21f77c4bae5b61c5ea7.tar.gz
+sha256  dce17205d7002c53dd70fda9ce098c3e6a9489f9feb3a2dd811b4500eb8b3b70  skill-ovos-timer-7cedc9e8c3055bcc212fd5bb2b53b8383382c7e1.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/skill-ovos-timer/skill-ovos-timer.mk b/buildroot-external/package/skill-ovos-timer/skill-ovos-timer.mk
index f2d15640..2c01d04d 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/skill-ovos-timer/skill-ovos-timer.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/skill-ovos-timer/skill-ovos-timer.mk
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-SKILL_OVOS_TIMER_VERSION = acc876308316f017bbcab21f77c4bae5b61c5ea7
+SKILL_OVOS_TIMER_VERSION = 7cedc9e8c3055bcc212fd5bb2b53b8383382c7e1
 SKILL_OVOS_TIMER_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,skill-ovos-timer,$(SKILL_OVOS_TIMER_VERSION))
 SKILL_OVOS_TIMER_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 SKILL_OVOS_TIMER_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+SKILL_OVOS_TIMER_ENV = MYCROFT_LOOSE_REQUIREMENTS=true
 
 $(eval $(python-package))