diff --git a/srcpkgs/xapps/template b/srcpkgs/xapps/template
index bcfcb64013..51c811e150 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xapps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xapps/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'xapps'
 pkgname=xapps
-version=1.2.2
+version=1.4.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
-hostmakedepends="glib-devel gnome-common pkg-config vala"
+hostmakedepends="glib-devel gnome-common pkg-config vala python python3"
 makedepends="gettext-devel gobject-introspection libgnomekbd-devel
  python-gobject-devel"
 depends="gist inxi xfconf"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later, LGPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/linuxmint/xapps"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxmint/xapps/master/debian/changelog"
 distfiles="https://github.com/linuxmint/xapps/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=9ce6a5b19637df18d4521dfdc8ed6bc9fdadcb87bda2c324f3471407a7b551d6
+checksum=ab38c76e63aeb13db9c866d58f9f0f21753bb6113a7fc64da99506af535a0493
 
 xapps-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"