diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-bitstring/template b/srcpkgs/python3-bitstring/template
index 7eb05df81d..305a26639f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-bitstring/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-bitstring/template
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-bitstring'
 pkgname=python3-bitstring
 version=3.1.7
-revision=2
+revision=3
 wrksrc="bitstring-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3"
 short_desc="Python module for creation and analysis of binary data"
 maintainer="Arjan Mossel <arjanmossel@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"