diff --git a/python/pikepdf/pikepdf.SlackBuild b/python/pikepdf/pikepdf.SlackBuild
index ffd52a04d8b..82347248a28 100644
--- a/python/pikepdf/pikepdf.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/pikepdf/pikepdf.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for pikepdf
 
-# Copyright 2020, 2022 Rob van Nues
+# Copyright 2020-2026 Rob van Nues
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=pikepdf
-VERSION=${VERSION:-5.3.2}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-10.3.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ 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 setup.py install --root=$PKG
+#python3 setup.py install --root=$PKG # raises Deprecation warning
+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
diff --git a/python/pikepdf/pikepdf.info b/python/pikepdf/pikepdf.info
index 841168a293b..7d6d02b464e 100644
--- a/python/pikepdf/pikepdf.info
+++ b/python/pikepdf/pikepdf.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="pikepdf"
-VERSION="5.3.2"
+VERSION="10.3.0"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/pikepdf/pikepdf"
-DOWNLOAD="https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pikepdf/pikepdf-5.3.2.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="367ed61eeff72e190c58eb8bc1f882a7"
+DOWNLOAD="https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pikepdf/pikepdf-10.3.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="dccdaf525ca52f107075db3d62f66e2a"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="python3-lxml pybind11 python3-deprecation python3-setuptools_scm_git_archive"
+REQUIRES="lxml pybind11 python3-deprecation"
 MAINTAINER="Rob van Nues"
 EMAIL="sborg63@disroot.org"