diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 10375f6b00fbd..f78d0795d14d1 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 pkgbase = hyprwhspr
 	pkgdesc = Native Whisper speech-to-text for Arch/Omarchy with Waybar integration
-	pkgver = 1.9.6
+	pkgver = 1.9.7
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/goodroot/hyprwhspr
 	install = hyprwhspr.install
 	arch = x86_64
 	license = MIT
+	makedepends = python-setuptools
 	depends = python
 	depends = python-sounddevice
 	depends = python-numpy
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ pkgbase = hyprwhspr
 	depends = pipewire
 	depends = pipewire-alsa
 	depends = pipewire-pulse
-	source = hyprwhspr-1.9.6.tar.gz::https://github.com/goodroot/hyprwhspr/archive/refs/tags/v1.9.6.tar.gz
-	sha256sums = fb0ad04be09a3e5567219a862333a78fbb838ad4f7ce74c04e40b1148dd70bd0
+	source = hyprwhspr-1.9.7.tar.gz::https://github.com/goodroot/hyprwhspr/archive/refs/tags/v1.9.7.tar.gz
+	sha256sums = 418c1a9bb917d49fd74ceb314459a3a0b688c75054401bba35a79905aaf1f806
 
 pkgname = hyprwhspr
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 3e456d9b0cc12..4c428aefcef92 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # Maintainer: goodroot <hyprwhspr@goodroot.ca>
 
 pkgname=hyprwhspr
-pkgver=1.9.6
+pkgver=1.9.7
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Native Whisper speech-to-text for Arch/Omarchy with Waybar integration"
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://github.com/goodroot/hyprwhspr"
 license=('MIT')
+makedepends=('python-setuptools')
 depends=(
   'python'
   'python-sounddevice'
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ depends=(
 
 install=$pkgname.install
 source=("$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://github.com/goodroot/$pkgname/archive/refs/tags/v$pkgver.tar.gz")
-sha256sums=('fb0ad04be09a3e5567219a862333a78fbb838ad4f7ce74c04e40b1148dd70bd0')
+sha256sums=('418c1a9bb917d49fd74ceb314459a3a0b688c75054401bba35a79905aaf1f806')
 
 build() {
   cd "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"