diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/mycroft-skill-news/mycroft-skill-news.mk b/buildroot-external/package/mycroft-skill-news/mycroft-skill-news.mk
index df13c858..d094059e 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/mycroft-skill-news/mycroft-skill-news.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/mycroft-skill-news/mycroft-skill-news.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
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-MYCROFT_SKILL_NEWS_VERSION = c5edbdc5479aa6aff5a6ba17bfdcf4808e846f57
+MYCROFT_SKILL_NEWS_VERSION = 7959296f189fd5e06807b9b7fc8fb9d23b22635f
 MYCROFT_SKILL_NEWS_SITE = https://github.com/JarbasSkills/skill-news
 MYCROFT_SKILL_NEWS_SITE_METHOD = git
 MYCROFT_SKILL_NEWS_DIRLOCATION = home/mycroft/.local/share/mycroft/skills