diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pillow-simd/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pillow-simd/template
index 40478b86df..9e72fb8f5c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pillow-simd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pillow-simd/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-pillow-simd'
 pkgname=python3-pillow-simd
-version=7.0.0.post3
+version=7.1.2
 revision=1
 archs="x86_64*"
 wrksrc="pillow-simd-${version}"
@@ -8,17 +8,21 @@ build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="python3-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libopenjpeg2-devel
  zlib-devel tiff-devel freetype-devel lcms2-devel libwebp-devel
- libimagequant-devel freetype-devel harfbuzz-devel fribidi-devel libraqm-devel"
+ libimagequant-devel harfbuzz-devel fribidi-devel libraqm-devel"
 short_desc="Python3 Imaging Library (PIL) fork (SIMD)"
 maintainer="mustaqim <mustaqim@pm.me>"
 license="custom: PIL"
 homepage="https://python-pillow.org/pillow-perf/"
 changelog="https://github.com/uploadcare/pillow-simd/blob/simd/master/CHANGES.SIMD.rst"
-distfiles="https://github.com/uploadcare/pillow-simd/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=9844b83312804a155fbdb5d4239578f4f1861f8a196ab8310992524484053b06
+distfiles="https://github.com/uploadcare/pillow-simd/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=72e1c9d48543531f5fc04594fa330d1111ecc2ac04a9bcda0c6ad3abe6a616aa
 replaces="python3-Pillow>=0"
 provides="python3-Pillow-${version}_${revision}"
 
+do_check() {
+	: # downloads pillow and tests it instead
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }