diff --git a/python/python3-regex/python3-regex.SlackBuild b/python/python3-regex/python3-regex.SlackBuild
index 08c9c60491..9df6529e68 100644
--- a/python/python3-regex/python3-regex.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python3-regex/python3-regex.SlackBuild
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=python3-regex
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2023.12.25}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2024.4.16}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
@@ -49,20 +49,6 @@ TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
 PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
 OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
 
-if [ "$ARCH" = "i586" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i586 -mtune=i686"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
-else
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
-fi
-
 set -e
 
 rm -rf $PKG
diff --git a/python/python3-regex/python3-regex.info b/python/python3-regex/python3-regex.info
index 217d208013..29f51b0f1f 100644
--- a/python/python3-regex/python3-regex.info
+++ b/python/python3-regex/python3-regex.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="python3-regex"
-VERSION="2023.12.25"
+VERSION="2024.4.16"
 HOMEPAGE="https://bitbucket.org/mrabarnett/mrab-regex"
-DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/r/regex/regex-2023.12.25.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="3f97f0aef9bf334fe50ae5980b183e68"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/r/regex/regex-2024.4.16.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="1887cc71be6feacb692246944be9f59b"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""