diff --git a/python/python3-pooch/python3-pooch.SlackBuild b/python/python3-pooch/python3-pooch.SlackBuild
index 292872b972..a7bda19d58 100644
--- a/python/python3-pooch/python3-pooch.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python3-pooch/python3-pooch.SlackBuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=python3-pooch
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.8.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.8.2}
 SRCNAM=${SRCNAM:-pooch}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ find -L . \
 
 export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=$VERSION
 
+PYVER=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print("%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2])')
+export PYTHONPATH=/opt/python$PYVER/site-packages
+
 python3 -m build --wheel --no-isolation
 python3 -m installer --destdir=$PKG dist/*.whl
 
diff --git a/python/python3-pooch/python3-pooch.info b/python/python3-pooch/python3-pooch.info
index 0042026b93..51fec59246 100644
--- a/python/python3-pooch/python3-pooch.info
+++ b/python/python3-pooch/python3-pooch.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="python3-pooch"
-VERSION="1.8.1"
+VERSION="1.8.2"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/fatiando/pooch"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/fatiando/pooch/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.1/pooch-1.8.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="4c09e69a51b7a9f6640bbbb2cd853e24"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/fatiando/pooch/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.2/pooch-1.8.2.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="1c66938f0082821b4d550c6532b8b065"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="python3-platformdirs python3-pandas"