diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-scipy/template b/srcpkgs/python-scipy/template
index 6048bd9dfd4..4d729e09bba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-scipy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-scipy/template
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'python-scipy'
 pkgname=python-scipy
-version=0.18.1
-revision=2
+version=0.19.0
+revision=1
 wrksrc="scipy-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools gcc-fortran"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools
+ python-Cython python3-Cython gcc-fortran"
 makedepends="python-devel python3-devel python-numpy python3-numpy lapack-devel"
 depends="python-numpy"
 pycompile_module="scipy"
@@ -12,10 +13,9 @@ short_desc="Scientific library for Python2"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.scipy.org/"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/scipy/scipy-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8ab6e9c808bf2fb3e8576cd8cf07226d9cdc18b012c06d9708429a821ac6634e
+distfiles="https://github.com/scipy/scipy/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=efa71d68ef0fa4a2836a3058fc1c5aa6b61d93ee0248a127cd862ea3bf22b69a
 
-export FFLAGS="-fPIC"
 LDFLAGS="-shared"
 
 post_install() {