diff --git a/srcpkgs/openvswitch/template b/srcpkgs/openvswitch/template
index b8a8acb026..71ff33fda5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openvswitch/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openvswitch/template
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 # Template file for 'openvswitch'
 pkgname=openvswitch
-version=2.14.2
-revision=3
+version=2.17.0
+revision=1
 archs="i686* x86_64* ppc64*"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-rundir=/run/openvswitch"
 pycompile_dirs="usr/share/openvswitch/python"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3"
 makedepends="openssl-devel libcap-ng-devel"
-depends="python"
+depends="python3"
+checkdepends="iproute2"
 short_desc="Production quality, multilayer virtual switch"
 maintainer="Renato Aguiar <renato@renatoaguiar.net>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://openvswitch.org/"
 distfiles="http://openvswitch.org/releases/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=65f420f954e250d895fb2db22a132e1cb560bc5e2b9051e834511348108e597a
+checksum=e03bfab7ca82d81a7d3a36de4f390a3b5210e3f39657671f922877cd4ea6dc73
 python_version=3
 _completiondir="/usr/share/bash-completion/completions"
 make_install_args+=" completiondir=${_completiondir}"