diff --git a/buildroot-external/Config.in b/buildroot-external/Config.in
index 7dd5a90e..de7990a6 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/Config.in
+++ b/buildroot-external/Config.in
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ menu "Additional external python modules"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-coverage/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-coveralls/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-dataclasses/Config.in"
+	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-dbus-next/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-deprecated/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-fann2/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-fasteners/Config.in"
diff --git a/buildroot-external/configs/rpi4_64-gui_defconfig b/buildroot-external/configs/rpi4_64-gui_defconfig
index 1b978800..07915de7 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/configs/rpi4_64-gui_defconfig
+++ b/buildroot-external/configs/rpi4_64-gui_defconfig
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_COLOUR=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_COMBO_LOCK=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_COVERALLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DATACLASSES=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DBUS_NEXT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DEPRECATED=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_FEEDPARSER=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_FLASK_FONTAWESOME=y
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-dbus-next/Config.in b/buildroot-external/package/python-dbus-next/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4b6e3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-dbus-next/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DBUS_NEXT
+	bool "python-dbus-next"
+	help
+	  A zero-dependency DBus library for Python with asyncio
+	  support.
+
+	  https://github.com/altdesktop/python-dbus-next
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-dbus-next/python-dbus-next.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-dbus-next/python-dbus-next.hash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57bfaaf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-dbus-next/python-dbus-next.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# md5, sha256 from https://pypi.org/pypi/dbus-next/json
+md5  0e31605bd90f3460aebcd0bb7fe0dc20  dbus_next-0.2.3.tar.gz
+sha256  f4eae26909332ada528c0a3549dda8d4f088f9b365153952a408e28023a626a5  dbus_next-0.2.3.tar.gz
+# Locally computed sha256 checksums
+sha256  c454ab6b8e0653a8eab828a8cbaaa368a1bbfba982178bb18b6177e311eae4cc  LICENSE
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-dbus-next/python-dbus-next.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-dbus-next/python-dbus-next.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f35a32cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-dbus-next/python-dbus-next.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# python-dbus-next
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PYTHON_DBUS_NEXT_VERSION = 0.2.3
+PYTHON_DBUS_NEXT_SOURCE = dbus_next-$(PYTHON_DBUS_NEXT_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON_DBUS_NEXT_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ce/45/6a40fbe886d60a8c26f480e7d12535502b5ba123814b3b9a0b002ebca198
+PYTHON_DBUS_NEXT_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_DBUS_NEXT_LICENSE = MIT
+PYTHON_DBUS_NEXT_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+
+$(eval $(python-package))
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin.hash
index 0954807f..07d59235 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin.hash
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin.hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sha256  aceb79a99a1f75200ff3e374bb14b65739e8c75e5a1606475c849143682403fd  python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin-60860148e33d30523bde404c9b6b627f15e07931.tar.gz
+sha256  ee1b692216fafdf17ecc352222a23b96e7f1dc8e5f543bf584877b1e16f8a0ef  python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin-16f1bb53a0f7fcd97aab27e6367e80111876958d.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin.mk
index 499d2b1a..8105a2fd 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin/python-ovos-ocp-audio-plugin.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_OVOS_OCP_AUDIO_PLUGIN_VERSION = 60860148e33d30523bde404c9b6b627f15e07931
+PYTHON_OVOS_OCP_AUDIO_PLUGIN_VERSION = 16f1bb53a0f7fcd97aab27e6367e80111876958d
 PYTHON_OVOS_OCP_AUDIO_PLUGIN_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,ovos-ocp-audio-plugin,$(PYTHON_OVOS_OCP_AUDIO_PLUGIN_VERSION))
 PYTHON_OVOS_OCP_AUDIO_PLUGIN_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 PYTHON_OVOS_OCP_AUDIO_PLUGIN_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE