diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene.hash
index 31211c4d..e6a7033a 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene.hash
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # sha256 locally computed
-sha256  07af68f6918461234c6c5d3fa4fad386db41c5630754b6565764a42ea3c54659  python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene-49e5f16da293c83c54d4d71e9d836f44fe469634.tar.gz
+sha256  05da48377aa4fcc752260a16af17cc7a467f7d1dac4e1e910d1bb6f70731d992  python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene-549f8583e706c44234257fcc39fa0f454c1e37b3.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene.mk
index 48ca79b1..c61494a9 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene/python-ovos-stt-plugin-selene.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_SELENE_VERSION = 49e5f16da293c83c54d4d71e9d836f44fe469634
+PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_SELENE_VERSION = 549f8583e706c44234257fcc39fa0f454c1e37b3
 PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_SELENE_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,ovos-stt-plugin-selene,$(PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_SELENE_VERSION))
 PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_SELENE_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_SELENE_ENV = MYCROFT_LOOSE_REQUIREMENTS=true
 
 $(eval $(python-package))