diff --git a/srcpkgs/obnam/template b/srcpkgs/obnam/template
index 19f2650fbb..1fe26ab9a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/obnam/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/obnam/template
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'obnam'
 pkgname=obnam
-version=1.8
-revision=2
+version=1.9
+revision=1
 build_style=python-module
-hostmakedepends="python-devel python-larch python-paramiko"
-makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
-depends="python python-larch python-paramiko python-fuse"
+hostmakedepends="python-devel python-larch python-paramiko python-yaml mdocml"
+makedepends="python-devel python-larch python-paramiko"
+depends="python python-larch python-paramiko python-fuse python-yaml"
 pycompile_module="obnamlib"
 short_desc="Backup program that supports encryption and deduplication"
 maintainer="Eivind Uggedal <eivind@uggedal.com>"
 homepage="http://obnam.org"
 license="GPL-3"
 distfiles="http://code.liw.fi/debian/pool/main/o/${pkgname}/${pkgname}_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
-checksum=f70469c29e3d16c7080dffb433c8027ea5f2fb8f0112cd7b32b83958ccf72005
+checksum=e5dc38fd0b923438153f4f983e517b80269129fdb011c8d7900c76076b1f916a