diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index fd7b66cd4b76..890c642aca54 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 pkgbase = makehuman
 	pkgdesc = Parametrical modeling program for creating human bodies
 	pkgver = 1.2.0
-	pkgrel = 4
+	pkgrel = 5
 	url = http://www.makehumancommunity.org/
 	arch = any
 	license = AGPL3
 	license = custom:CC0
-	makedepends = git
-	makedepends = git-lfs
 	depends = python-numpy
 	depends = python-pyqt5
 	depends = python-opengl
 	depends = qt5-svg
 	depends = hicolor-icon-theme
+	optdepends = python-pygments: IPython Qt Console plugin
+	optdepends = python-distro: distro detection for debug output
 	source = makehuman-1.2.0.tar.gz::https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.0.tar.gz
-	source = git+https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman-assets.git#commit=1f2f63338613bcbefa2c1edbc1da91128e9e0451
+	source = makehuman-assets-1f2f63338613bcbefa2c1edbc1da91128e9e0451.tar.gz::https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman-assets/archive/1f2f63338613bcbefa2c1edbc1da91128e9e0451.tar.gz
 	source = makehuman-188.patch::https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman/pull/188.patch
 	source = makehuman-197.patch::https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman/pull/197.patch
 	source = makehuman-multisampling.patch::https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman/commit/c47b884028a24eb190d097e7523a3059e439cb6f.patch
 	source = makehuman-fix_77-2.patch::https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman/commit/02c4269a2d4c57f68159fe8f437a8b1978b99099.patch
 	sha512sums = e15acf536c99f2258abd317e3ff88e908d7447bea07be2c9b2319bd4b1847e76ad3035479e1d71ec5b086aa2442e7530436a6844a11e4c9bfd74abc26c3bd9f5
-	sha512sums = SKIP
+	sha512sums = 4f4548d51c7eef528e4e6c79568810a13ad24d89a4fee49e9340462e634ac9118e62e0ea89fe86efa81ca9508d37d20ce21f6b0a559dbc9137302d9c88a381a4
 	sha512sums = 989810a56138db858bedce341b099986a5fb5f64a7ce1d275d71c0409c8027d868c5b5a165ee119ead25bfdcf556492ca5856abe274d3428723b5312582b1f0c
 	sha512sums = c1be08b522c372c04836f37afd8e0245efada6dda3a20e8c2c5ebd75f196cc911270adb21dcf40b4eba754ba0c28045121eb7fe71fcf5cf0fdff4b72e3a8250d
 	sha512sums = 4b1c6c1e00cd95c38323699299b66829f9809bbf658359f08ec37f05dbf5da84d77502237665fad83dc2ad7fa73ec1ea20af1dedc99d155b8e40195192a1da0c
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 02bcf1baf462..9de6fc61af80 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 # Contributor: Lukas Jirkovsky <l.jirkovsky@gmail.com>
 
 _assets_commit='1f2f63338613bcbefa2c1edbc1da91128e9e0451'
-_assets_repo='https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman-assets.git'
 
 pkgname=makehuman
 pkgver=1.2.0
-pkgrel=4
+pkgrel=5
 pkgdesc="Parametrical modeling program for creating human bodies"
 arch=('any')
 url="http://www.makehumancommunity.org/"
@@ -16,36 +15,31 @@ depends=('python-numpy'
          'python-opengl'
          'qt5-svg'
          'hicolor-icon-theme')
-makedepends=('git' 'git-lfs')
+optdepends=('python-pygments: IPython Qt Console plugin'
+            'python-distro: distro detection for debug output')
 source=("$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman/archive/refs/tags/v$pkgver.tar.gz"
-        "git+${_assets_repo}#commit=$_assets_commit"
+        "$pkgname-assets-$_assets_commit.tar.gz::https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman-assets/archive/$_assets_commit.tar.gz"
         "$pkgname-188.patch::https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman/pull/188.patch"
         "$pkgname-197.patch::https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman/pull/197.patch"
         "$pkgname-multisampling.patch::https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman/commit/c47b884028a24eb190d097e7523a3059e439cb6f.patch"
         "$pkgname-fix_77-2.patch::https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman/commit/02c4269a2d4c57f68159fe8f437a8b1978b99099.patch")
 sha512sums=('e15acf536c99f2258abd317e3ff88e908d7447bea07be2c9b2319bd4b1847e76ad3035479e1d71ec5b086aa2442e7530436a6844a11e4c9bfd74abc26c3bd9f5'
-            'SKIP'
+            '4f4548d51c7eef528e4e6c79568810a13ad24d89a4fee49e9340462e634ac9118e62e0ea89fe86efa81ca9508d37d20ce21f6b0a559dbc9137302d9c88a381a4'
             '989810a56138db858bedce341b099986a5fb5f64a7ce1d275d71c0409c8027d868c5b5a165ee119ead25bfdcf556492ca5856abe274d3428723b5312582b1f0c'
             'c1be08b522c372c04836f37afd8e0245efada6dda3a20e8c2c5ebd75f196cc911270adb21dcf40b4eba754ba0c28045121eb7fe71fcf5cf0fdff4b72e3a8250d'
             '4b1c6c1e00cd95c38323699299b66829f9809bbf658359f08ec37f05dbf5da84d77502237665fad83dc2ad7fa73ec1ea20af1dedc99d155b8e40195192a1da0c'
             '5df80df28d734e4c81855112b42746dbc4586fa734c2a8432bfecb62864073b96baf6c588dbf65ada43990c47a135c6ae19a09dd909f233c8ea56f35a6c10091')
 
 prepare() {
-  cd "$pkgname-assets"
-  # Download git-lfs files
-  git remote | grep -q github || git remote add github "$_assets_repo"
-  git lfs install --local
-  git lfs pull github
-
   # copy files from assets repo to makehuman data directory
-  cp -r base/* "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver/$pkgname/data/"
+  cp -r "$pkgname-assets-$_assets_commit"/base/* "$pkgname-$pkgver/$pkgname/data/"
 
   # make build_prepare.py happy
   cd "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"
   mkdir -p .git
 
   # fix crash during startup
-  patch -Np1 -i "$srcdir/$pkgname-188.patch"
+  patch -Np1 --no-backup-if-mismatch -i "$srcdir/$pkgname-188.patch"
 
   # fix upstream issue #77
   patch -Np1 -i "$srcdir/$pkgname-fix_77-2.patch"
@@ -54,7 +48,7 @@ prepare() {
   patch -Np1 -i "$srcdir/$pkgname-197.patch"
 
   # fix issue with multisampling
-  patch -Np1 -i "$srcdir/$pkgname-multisampling.patch"
+  patch -Np1 --no-backup-if-mismatch -i "$srcdir/$pkgname-multisampling.patch"
 
   # enable release build and set version information
   cd buildscripts
@@ -71,8 +65,6 @@ prepare() {
 
 build() {
   cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
-  # if build directory exists, remove it first
-  [ -d "$srcdir/build" ] && rm -r "$srcdir/build"
   python buildscripts/build_prepare.py --nodownload . "$srcdir/build"
 
   # compile python bytecode