diff --git a/deoplete-git/.SRCINFO b/deoplete-git/.SRCINFO
index d23e834..0d9af1e 100644
--- a/deoplete-git/.SRCINFO
+++ b/deoplete-git/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 pkgbase = deoplete-git
 	pkgdesc = deoplete completion plugin for neovim
-	pkgver = r1843.c5d0efb
+	pkgver = r1848.494fcd8
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/Shougo/deoplete.nvim
 	install = deoplete.install
 	arch = any
 	license = MIT
 	makedepends = git
-	depends = python-neovim
-	depends = python-msgpack>=1.0.0
+	depends = python-pynvim
 	optdepends = vim: vim support
 	optdepends = neovim: neovim support
 	optdepends = nvim-yarp: vim support
diff --git a/deoplete-git/PKGBUILD b/deoplete-git/PKGBUILD
index c5e371f..9ae5480 100644
--- a/deoplete-git/PKGBUILD
+++ b/deoplete-git/PKGBUILD
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ _neovim="n"
 
 _name='deoplete'
 pkgname="${_name}-git"
-pkgver=r1843.c5d0efb
+pkgver=r1848.494fcd8
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="deoplete completion plugin for neovim"
 # i.e. seems to build and work fine on raspberrypi
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ arch=('any')
 url="https://github.com/Shougo/deoplete.nvim"
 license=('MIT')
 groups=()
-depends=('python-neovim' 'python-msgpack>=1.0.0')
+# python-msgpack>=1.0.0 apparently no longer needed
+# depends=('python-pynvim' 'python-msgpack>=1.0.0')
+depends=('python-pynvim')
 optdepends=('vim: vim support' 
             'neovim: neovim support' 
             'nvim-yarp: vim support'