diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.hash
index dd6215c5..3c13b71e 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.hash
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sha256  e85cb1819a95b64dd722261bcf7b1f48dccb7c23ca4ddda81ef1268e9a14f2b9  python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad-bf9636f2e06493b90d9b19dfccbe0376a41c68b1.tar.gz
+sha256  f0fecbf703e79e38d6ff7c0478da392d679dc771c9a5f3086508cb12d8bdd729  python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad-e08ad05426f3742f74f17f182ced7255c3a580f9.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.mk
index 43d8ddae..2f4fed31 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.mk
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD_VERSION = bf9636f2e06493b90d9b19dfccbe0376a41c68b1
+PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD_VERSION = e08ad05426f3742f74f17f182ced7255c3a580f9
 PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad,$(PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD_VERSION))
 PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD_ENV = MYCROFT_LOOSE_REQUIREMENTS=true
 
 $(eval $(python-package))