diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin.hash
index fceeaed4..3ae287d5 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin.hash
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # sha256 locally computed
-sha256  5cd05a14ace308a9da2add16f27f00cac77c2dfc37b429c1335dd4db9b9cdc04  python-ovos-stt-server-plugin-eb6d149d3c095bb1b52424e7830451d11a99357f.tar.gz
+sha256  cd3821a418599f1fafdfb1705afb382b1218b6e83b2498c8440415c38bcd44f7  python-ovos-stt-server-plugin-61a632319e4020304b4b1c1b7fbbf1d12a5c66a5.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin.mk
index df3da213..d9537d96 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin/python-ovos-stt-server-plugin.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_OVOS_STT_SERVER_PLUGIN_VERSION = eb6d149d3c095bb1b52424e7830451d11a99357f
+PYTHON_OVOS_STT_SERVER_PLUGIN_VERSION = 61a632319e4020304b4b1c1b7fbbf1d12a5c66a5
 PYTHON_OVOS_STT_SERVER_PLUGIN_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,ovos-stt-server-plugin,$(PYTHON_OVOS_STT_SERVER_PLUGIN_VERSION))
 PYTHON_OVOS_STT_SERVER_PLUGIN_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_OVOS_STT_SERVER_PLUGIN_ENV = MYCROFT_LOOSE_REQUIREMENTS=true
 
 $(eval $(python-package))