diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-pexpect/template b/srcpkgs/python-pexpect/template
index 9c4fece30bd..3d89e74863c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-pexpect/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-pexpect/template
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 # Template file for 'python-pexpect'
 pkgname=python-pexpect
-version=4.3.1
+version=4.4.0
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="${pkgname/python-}-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 depends="python-ptyprocess"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest python3-ptyprocess mdocml"
 pycompile_module="pexpect"
 short_desc="Python2 module for spawning child applications and controlling them"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="https://pexpect.readthedocs.io/"
 license="ISC"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pexpect/pexpect-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8e287b171dbaf249d0b06b5f2e88cb7e694651d2d0b8c15bccb83170d3c55575
+checksum=67b85a1565968e3d5b5e7c9283caddc90c3947a2625bed1905be27bd5a03e47d
+
+do_check() {
+	# the mdcocml is for test
+	# REPLWrapTestCase.test_pager_as_cat
+	python3 -m pytest
+}
 
 post_install() {
 	# drop asyncio stuff from python2