diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-AnyEvent-I3/template b/srcpkgs/perl-AnyEvent-I3/template
index 27b3d23e24..e0c98868fc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-AnyEvent-I3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-AnyEvent-I3/template
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'perl-AnyEvent-I3'
 pkgname=perl-AnyEvent-I3
-version=0.16
+version=0.17
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
 noarch=yes
 build_style=perl-module
-hostmakedepends="perl"
-depends="perl-JSON-XS perl-AnyEvent"
+hostmakedepends="perl-JSON-XS perl-AnyEvent"
+makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
+depends="${makedepends}"
 short_desc="AnyEvent::I3 - communicate with the i3 window manager"
 maintainer="Oliver Kiddle <okiddle@yahoo.co.uk>"
 license="Artistic, GPL-1"
 homepage="https://metacpan.org/release/AnyEvent-I3"
 distfiles="${CPAN_SITE}/AnyEvent/AnyEvent-I3-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=2fc2010011462b6ac9f64dbc5049c5a4298020b9f0f3340d4d22d95a77519be3
+checksum=5382c984c9f138395f29f0c00af81aa0c8f4b765582055c73ede4b13f04a6d63