diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 1a7ab63f..40b458dd 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 pkgname=(wmii-hg python-pyxp-hg python-pygmi-hg)
-pkgver=2746
+pkgver=2755
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="The latest hg pull of wmii, a lightweight, dynamic window manager for X11"
 url="http://wmii.suckless.org"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ build() {
 package_wmii-hg() {
     depends=(libx11 libxinerama libxrandr)
     optdepends=("plan9port: for use of the alternative plan9port wmiirc" \
-            "pygmi: for use of the alternative Python wmiirc" \
+            "${pkgname[2]}: for use of the alternative Python wmiirc" \
             "ruby-rumai: for use of the alternative Ruby wmiirc" \
             "libxft: for anti-aliased font support")
     provides=(wmii)
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index ca918f79..3c983b41 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: wmii-hg
 Section: x11
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Kris Maglione <jg@suckless.org>
-Build-Depends: libixp, libx11-dev, libxft-dev, libxext-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxrandr-dev, x11proto-xext-dev, quilt, debhelper (>= 4.0)
+Build-Depends: libixp, python, libx11-dev, libxft-dev, libxext-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxrandr-dev, x11proto-xext-dev, quilt, debhelper (>= 4.0)
 Standards-Version: 3.7.2
 
 Package: wmii-hg