diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-tmuxp/template b/srcpkgs/python3-tmuxp/template
index 825903b8ca..1b0ff8fc76 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-tmuxp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-tmuxp/template
@@ -1,25 +1,33 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-tmuxp'
 pkgname=python3-tmuxp
-version=1.5.4
+version=1.6.2
 revision=3
 wrksrc="tmuxp-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 depends="python3 python3-setuptools python3-colorama python3-click
  python3-kaptan python3-libtmux"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest $depends tmux"
 short_desc="Session manager for tmux"
 maintainer="Alexander Egorenkov <egorenar-dev@posteo.net>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/tmux-python/tmuxp/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/t/tmuxp/tmuxp-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=371105eb69efc457de52fb7a6de0b431a0179c5b54e9ec78180746463153168f
+checksum=feec0be98a60c8cd8557bce388156202496dd9c8998e6913e595e939aeb0f735
 conflicts="python-tmuxp>=0"
 
-pre_configure() {
+post_patch() {
 	# Remove version restrictions
 	# colorama is forced at 0.3.9 while Void is at 0.4.x
 	# click is at least 7 or higher while Void is at 6.x.x
-	sed 's|[=><].*||g' -i requirements/base.txt
+	vsed 's|[=><].*||g' -i requirements/base.txt
+
+	vsed '/addopts/d' -i setup.cfg
+}
+
+do_check() {
+	# XXX: test hangs and crashes midway
+	python3 -m pytest -k 'not workspacebuilder'
 }
 
 post_install() {