diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-blessings/template b/srcpkgs/python-blessings/template
index 5b2c754a17..0ae88d4480 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-blessings/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-blessings/template
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # Template file for 'python-blessings'
 pkgname=python-blessings
-version=1.6.1
+version=1.7
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="blessings-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 pycompile_module="blessings"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
-depends="python"
+depends="python-six"
 short_desc="Wrapper around terminal coloring, styling, and positioning (Python2)"
 maintainer="Maurizio Porrato <maurizio.porrato@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/erikrose/blessings"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/b/blessings/blessings-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=74919575885552e14bc24a68f8b539690bd1b5629180faa830b1a25b8c7fb6ea
+checksum=98e5854d805f50a5b58ac2333411b0482516a8210f23f43308baeb58d77c157d
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ post_install() {
 
 python3-blessings_package() {
 	noarch=yes
+	depends="python3-six"
 	pycompile_module="blessings"
-	depends="python3"
 	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/lib/python3*