diff --git a/programming/language/python/python-lxml/actions.py b/programming/language/python/python-lxml/actions.py
index 4d5b98fc22..2bf34d011e 100644
--- a/programming/language/python/python-lxml/actions.py
+++ b/programming/language/python/python-lxml/actions.py
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
 from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
-WorkDir = "lxml-%s" % get.srcVERSION()
+#WorkDir = "lxml-%s" % get.srcVERSION()
+
+def setup():
+    # Setting LC_CTYPE to workaround encoding issue
+    shelltools.export("LC_CTYPE", "en_US.UTF-8")
 
 def build():
-    # remove the C extension so that it will be rebuild using the latest Cython
-    shelltools.unlink("src/lxml/*.c")
     # fix unused dependency analysis
     shelltools.export("LDSHARED", "x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared -lpthread")
     pythonmodules.compile()
@@ -23,4 +25,4 @@ def install():
 
     pisitools.insinto("%s/%s" % (get.docDIR(), get.srcNAME()),"doc/*")
 
-    pisitools.dodoc("CHANGES.txt", "LICENSES.txt")
\ No newline at end of file
+    pisitools.dodoc("CHANGE*", "LICENSE*")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/programming/language/python/python-lxml/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python/python-lxml/pspec.xml
index 0b081a56b7..853cc6c1b4 100644
--- a/programming/language/python/python-lxml/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python/python-lxml/pspec.xml
@@ -14,12 +14,20 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>lxml is the most feature-rich and easy-to-use library</Summary>
         <Description>lxml is the most feature-rich and easy-to-use library for working with XML and HTML in the Python language.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="6c6196d6e80a52ebac4aef0fba702a4c5524e6bb" type="targz">https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e4/19/8dfeef50623892577dc05245093e090bb2bab4c8aed5cad5b03208959563/lxml-4.4.2.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="480c56642262dba897efd726b730cabd69d23364" type="targz">https://github.com/lxml/lxml/archive/lxml-4.5.0.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>libxml2-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libxslt-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>cython</Dependency>
+            <!-- dependencies for documentation -->
+            <!-- to generate documentation is problematic
+            epydoc is not supported any more and
+            doc package needs more dependencies.
+            <Dependency>python-docutils</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python-Pygments</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>epydoc</Dependency>
+            -->
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>
 
@@ -47,6 +55,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="7">
+            <Date>2020-02-06</Date>
+            <Version>4.5.0</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Blue Devil</Name>
+            <Email>bluedevil@sctzine.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="6">
             <Date>2020-01-20</Date>
             <Version>4.4.2</Version>