diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4fb898f..6301fd5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ sudo yum install R-${R_VERSION}-1-1.x86_64.rpm
 
 #### SUSE Linux
 
-Enable the [Science](https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Science_Repositories) repository (SLES 12 only):
+Enable the Python backports repository (SLES 12 only):
 ```bash
 # SLES 12
-sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science/SLE_12/science.repo
+VERSION="SLE_$(grep "^VERSION=" /etc/os-release | sed -e 's/VERSION=//' -e 's/"//g' -e 's/-/_/')"
+sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/python:/backports/$VERSION/devel:languages:python:backports.repo
 ```
 
 Download the rpm package:
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f2c7a25..7de8dd7 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ install_pre () {
       install_epel "${ver}"
       ;;
     "SLES12")
-      install_sci
+      install_python_backports
       ;;
     "LEAP12" | "LEAP15" | "SLES15")
       ;;
@@ -317,9 +317,10 @@ install_epel () {
   esac
 }
 
-# Installs the Science repository for SLES 12
-install_sci () {
-  ${SUDO} zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science/SLE_12/science.repo
+# Installs the Python backports repository for SLES 12
+install_python_backports () {
+  SLE_VERSION="SLE_$(grep "^VERSION=" /etc/os-release | sed -e 's/VERSION=//' -e 's/"//g' -e 's/-/_/')"
+  ${SUDO} zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/python:/backports/$SLE_VERSION/devel:languages:python:backports.repo
 }
 
 do_download () {