diff --git a/python/pipdeptree/pipdeptree.SlackBuild b/python/pipdeptree/pipdeptree.SlackBuild
index 1127ed0ba3..2369d15c15 100644
--- a/python/pipdeptree/pipdeptree.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/pipdeptree/pipdeptree.SlackBuild
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=pipdeptree
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.16.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.16.2}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ find -L . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
   -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \+
 
+# lower version requirement for pip
+sed -i 's/pip>=23.1.2/pip>=21.3.1/' pyproject.toml
+
 export PYTHONPATH=/opt/python3.9/site-packages/
 
 python3 -m build --no-isolation
diff --git a/python/pipdeptree/pipdeptree.info b/python/pipdeptree/pipdeptree.info
index 8d8f428e00..3eb064f9be 100644
--- a/python/pipdeptree/pipdeptree.info
+++ b/python/pipdeptree/pipdeptree.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="pipdeptree"
-VERSION="2.16.1"
+VERSION="2.16.2"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/naiquevin/pipdeptree"
-DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/pipdeptree/pipdeptree-2.16.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="ac4fa3dd3b146bd86ee545b161ca05b6"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/pipdeptree/pipdeptree-2.16.2.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="5d1faf62e7ceac741812756d3fd9a6f6"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="python3-setuptools-scm-opt python3-hatch_vcs"