diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/pip.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/pip.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d48dbbd9
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+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/pip.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[global]
+only-binary=:all:
+extra-index-url=https://www.piwheels.org/simple