diff --git a/srcpkgs/yambar/template b/srcpkgs/yambar/template
index 3ea2c2cb20..b558e6081e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/yambar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/yambar/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'yambar'
 pkgname=yambar
-version=1.5.0
+version=1.6.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc=$pkgname
 build_style=meson
@@ -8,17 +8,23 @@ hostmakedepends="pkg-config scdoc wayland-devel"
 makedepends="alsa-lib-devel eudev-libudev-devel libxcb-devel libyaml-devel
  pixman-devel fcft-devel json-c-devel libmpdclient-devel tllist wayland-devel
  wayland-protocols xcb-util-devel xcb-util-cursor-devel xcb-util-wm-devel"
+checkdepends="xvfb-run liberation-fonts-ttf"
 short_desc="Modular status panel for X11 and Wayland, inspired by polybar"
 maintainer="travankor <travankor@tuta.io>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar"
 changelog="https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/raw/branch/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d164eb8b6f3bc21d3e4d804024122553c691c773986ce30911f25b919fbd4f80
+checksum=143c09b256d3c042e908fd1b658fc513b476af780c213dc621cbeff2526a1e7a
+
+do_check() {
+	xvfb-run ninja -C build/ test
+}
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }
+
 yambar-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision} ${makedepends}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"