diff --git a/python/python-joblib/python-joblib.SlackBuild b/python/python-joblib/python-joblib.SlackBuild
index 4fa95f58c7..22d7d95afc 100644
--- a/python/python-joblib/python-joblib.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python-joblib/python-joblib.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for python-joblib
 
-# Copyright 2019 Benjamin Trigona-Harany <slackbuilds@jaxartes.net>
+# Copyright 2019-2020 Benjamin Trigona-Harany <slackbuilds@jaxartes.net>
 # 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=python-joblib
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.14.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.17.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ 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 {} \;
 
-python2 setup.py install --root=$PKG
 python3 setup.py install --root=$PKG
 
 find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
diff --git a/python/python-joblib/python-joblib.info b/python/python-joblib/python-joblib.info
index 89775e614f..da1919edff 100644
--- a/python/python-joblib/python-joblib.info
+++ b/python/python-joblib/python-joblib.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="python-joblib"
-VERSION="0.14.1"
+VERSION="0.17.0"
 HOMEPAGE="https://joblib.readthedocs.io/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/j/joblib/joblib-0.14.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="182e6bc65681ea49a12775fdc86a8e24"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/j/joblib/joblib-0.17.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="ba702b6e3f6cbee942e7c442e911d523"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="python3"