diff --git a/srcpkgs/inkscape/template b/srcpkgs/inkscape/template
index 43a72af154..45522048af 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/inkscape/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/inkscape/template
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-only, LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="http://inkscape.org/"
 distfiles="https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/archive/INKSCAPE_${version//./_}/inkscape-INKSCAPE_${version//./_}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=de5de2376585a6b77488eea5d94511c260f561d7477d08afc5edbbea99fee602
+python_version=2 #unverified
 
 # Use c++11 mode and reduce log spam due to gcc6 warnings
 CXXFLAGS="-std=c++11 -Wno-deprecated -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-deprecated-copy"