diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 3d1c653090d4..2fb56d8776df 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 pkgbase = swift-bin
 	pkgdesc = Binary builds of the Swift programming language
 	pkgver = 5.5.3
-	pkgrel = 1
+	pkgrel = 2
 	url = https://swift.org
 	arch = x86_64
 	license = apache
 	makedepends = patchelf
 	depends = libutil-linux
 	depends = libxml2
-	depends = python36
+	optdepends = python36: required for REPL
 	provides = swift-language
 	replaces = swift-language-bin
 	options = !strip
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 2c4468655382..1f8a3ebf2368 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 
 pkgname=swift-bin
 pkgver=5.5.3
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc="Binary builds of the Swift programming language"
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://swift.org"
 license=('apache')
-depends=('libutil-linux' 'libxml2' 'python36')
+depends=('libutil-linux' 'libxml2')
 makedepends=('patchelf')
+optdepends=('python36: required for REPL')
 options=('!strip')
 provides=('swift-language')
 replaces=('swift-language-bin')