diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-owm/template b/srcpkgs/python-owm/template
index 6adca7d48d4..e679b23504c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-owm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-owm/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'python-owm'
 pkgname=python-owm
 version=2.8.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="pyowm-${version}"
 build_style=python2-module
 pycompile_module="pyowm"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
-depends="python"
-short_desc="A Python2 wrapper around the OpenWeatherMap web API"
+depends="python-requests"
+short_desc="Python2 wrapper around the OpenWeatherMap web API"
 maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/csparpa/pyowm"