diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk.hash
index 2b10d0e3..8f9a52e1 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk.hash
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # sha256 locally computed
-sha256  27cde5b6add15250964cc20c026616133c16d8130228452ffdacd36cbaf132d5  python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk-0b350e65a92ecba4dcd5b944fb9e8ed916ad5f8d.tar.gz
+sha256  ea1c00cab8ac2036955afe791ee20c641c40673d8cf43fa3fb7c799dc7dcb7e9  python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk-87c87515b5212322af6f593d4d7dfe41b21172e0.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk.mk
index 53ea779d..fac637f6 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk.mk
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk/python-ovos-stt-plugin-vosk.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_VOSK_VERSION = 0b350e65a92ecba4dcd5b944fb9e8ed916ad5f8d
+PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_VOSK_VERSION = 87c87515b5212322af6f593d4d7dfe41b21172e0
 PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_VOSK_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,ovos-stt-plugin-vosk,$(PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_VOSK_VERSION))
 PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_VOSK_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_VOSK_ENV = MYCROFT_LOOSE_REQUIREMENTS=true
 
 $(eval $(python-package))