diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-scikit-image/patches/no-pythran.patch b/srcpkgs/python3-scikit-image/patches/no-pythran.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a2a1bf479ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-scikit-image/patches/no-pythran.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+Disable optional Pythran support that is hard-required during build.
+
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
+ import shutil
+ import builtins
+ import textwrap
+-from numpy.distutils.command.build_ext import build_ext as npy_build_ext
++from numpy.distutils.command.build_ext import build_ext
+ 
+ import setuptools
+ from setuptools.command.build_py import build_py
+@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@
+     # can remove this except case once we require setuptools>=59.0
+     from distutils.errors import CompileError, LinkError
+ 
+-from pythran.dist import PythranBuildExt as pythran_build_ext
++try:
++    from pythran.dist import PythranBuildExt as pythran_build_ext
++except ImportError:
++    pass
++else:
++    # Replace numpy extension builder with pythran version
++    build_ext = pythran_build_ext[build_ext]
+ 
+ DISTNAME = 'scikit-image'
+ DESCRIPTION = 'Image processing in Python'
+@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@
+ 
+ # Support for openmp
+ 
+-class ConditionalOpenMP(pythran_build_ext[npy_build_ext]):
++class ConditionalOpenMP(build_ext):
+ 
+     def can_compile_link(self, compile_flags, link_flags):
+ 
+--- a/skimage/feature/setup.py
++++ b/skimage/feature/setup.py
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+ 
+ import os
+ from skimage._build import cython
+-import pythran, logging
++import logging
+ 
+ base_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+ 
+@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
+     config.add_extension('_sift', sources=['_sift.c'],
+                          include_dirs=[get_numpy_include_dirs(), '../_shared'])
+ 
++    try:
++        import pythran
++    except ImportError:
++        return config
++
+     # pythran submodules
+     pythran.config.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+     ext = pythran.dist.PythranExtension(
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-scikit-image/template b/srcpkgs/python3-scikit-image/template
index 49b214c11ae..b1d87f9d2c2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-scikit-image/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-scikit-image/template
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-scikit-image'
 pkgname=python3-scikit-image
-version=0.18.3
-revision=2
+version=0.19.0
+revision=1
 _pkgname="${pkgname#python3-}"
 wrksrc="${_pkgname}-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 build_helper="numpy"
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Cython"
+hostmakedepends="python3-Cython python3-wheel python3-numpy
+ python3-packaging python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="python3-devel"
-depends="python3-scipy python3-matplotlib python3-networkx
- python3-imageio python3-tifffile python3-pywt"
+depends="python3-scipy python3-numpy python3-imageio python3-matplotlib
+ python3-networkx python3-tifffile python3-pywt python3-packaging"
 short_desc="Image processing in Python"
 maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause, MIT"
 homepage="https://scikit-image.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/${_pkgname}/${_pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a8d1c7473fc9399447a4cd5718c90338fffd543622d9e6f3d9feca43f1a9cb15
+checksum=5a0d6ad80ed3a389c19a8603391bbc1dd8e81239c2ef5ca6c274886db3087ec5
 # Tests require data files and unpackaged dependencies
 make_check=no