diff --git a/python/python3-language-data/python3-language-data.SlackBuild b/python/python3-language-data/python3-language-data.SlackBuild
index 47c7d1d0ee..2ecbbf3e34 100644
--- a/python/python3-language-data/python3-language-data.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python3-language-data/python3-language-data.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for python3-language-data
 
-# Copyright 2023 Vijay Marcel
+# Copyright 2023-2024 Vijay Marcel
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=python3-language-data
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.2.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
@@ -81,11 +81,13 @@ 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 {} \;
 
-python3 -m build --wheel --no-isolation
+PYVER=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print("%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2])')
+export PYTHONPATH=/opt/python$PYVER/site-packages
+CFLAGS="SLKCFLAGS" CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" python3 -m build --wheel --no-isolation
 python3 -m installer --destdir "$PKG" dist/*.whl
 
 find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
-  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
+  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded --remove-section=.comment --remove-section=.note 2> /dev/null || true
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cp -a CHANGELOG.md README.md  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
diff --git a/python/python3-language-data/python3-language-data.info b/python/python3-language-data/python3-language-data.info
index e0d9bf616d..144fe4ac6e 100644
--- a/python/python3-language-data/python3-language-data.info
+++ b/python/python3-language-data/python3-language-data.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="python3-language-data"
-VERSION="1.1"
+VERSION="1.2.0"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/rspeer/language_data"
-DOWNLOAD="https://pypi.io/packages/source/l/language-data/language_data-1.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="75ea158be78983b0a858e6e157bcfa3a"
+DOWNLOAD="https://pypi.io/packages/source/l/language-data/language_data-1.2.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="c57f62da4b7240d71a47e798342c80ca"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="python3-wheel python3-poetry-core python3-marisa-trie"
+REQUIRES="python3-wheel python3-poetry-core python3-marisa-trie python3-setuptools-opt python3-setuptools-scm-opt"
 MAINTAINER="Vijay Marcel"
 EMAIL="vijaymarcel@outlook.com"