diff --git a/python/py/py.SlackBuild b/python/py/py.SlackBuild
index d557abf2f1..b42d900592 100644
--- a/python/py/py.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/py/py.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for py
 
-# Copyright 2014-2017  Dimitris Zlatanidis  Orestiada, Greece
+# Copyright 2014-2018  Dimitris Zlatanidis  Orestiada, Greece
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=py
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.5.2}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.6.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/python/py/py.info b/python/py/py.info
index aa8bafa0cb..878bd12934 100644
--- a/python/py/py.info
+++ b/python/py/py.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="py"
-VERSION="1.5.2"
+VERSION="1.6.0"
 HOMEPAGE="http://pylib.readthedocs.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://pypi.python.org/packages/90/e3/e075127d39d35f09a500ebb4a90afd10f9ef0a1d28a6d09abeec0e444fdd/py-1.5.2.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="279ca69c632069e1b71e11b14641ca28"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4f/38/5f427d1eedae73063ce4da680d2bae72014995f9fdeaa57809df61c968cd/py-1.6.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="5ccd0cd5373c55171cf9fd61b9f19a1b"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES=""
+REQUIRES="setuptools-scm"
 MAINTAINER="Dimitris Zlatanidis"
 EMAIL="d.zlatanidis@gmail.com"