diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-blessed/template b/srcpkgs/python3-blessed/template
index d18f0a6938..90115f3324 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-blessed/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-blessed/template
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-blessed'
 pkgname=python3-blessed
-version=1.16.1
-revision=2
+version=1.17.1
+revision=1
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="blessed-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
-pycompile_module="blessed"
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 depends="python3-six python3-wcwidth"
 short_desc="Wrapper around terminal coloring, styling, and positioning"
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/jquast/blessed"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b72f18c4c93abea84b59412ae1768fe4d60434ae39f37c5aee9df1643662e990
+checksum=119d6afd530ab36e14306ef1f39d35a088a612e7175db77c37db0c289a2bd0a2
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE