diff --git a/python/python3-hatch_vcs/python3-hatch_vcs.SlackBuild b/python/python3-hatch_vcs/python3-hatch_vcs.SlackBuild
index 515e621734..d92bd8f837 100644
--- a/python/python3-hatch_vcs/python3-hatch_vcs.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python3-hatch_vcs/python3-hatch_vcs.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for python3-hatch_vcs
 
-# Copyright 2022-23  fourtysixandtwo <fourtysixandtwo@sliderr.net>
+# Copyright 2022-2024  fourtysixandtwo <fourtysixandtwo@sliderr.net>
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ 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 {} \+
 
+PYVER=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print("%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2])')
+export PYTHONPATH=/opt/python$PYVER/site-packages
+
 #lower version requirement of setuptools-scm to get rid of warning
 sed -i 's/6\.4\.0/6.3.2/' pyproject.toml