diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-msgpack/template b/srcpkgs/python-msgpack/template
index f122286e946..275e4b01e85 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-msgpack/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-msgpack/template
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 # Template file for 'python-msgpack'
 pkgname=python-msgpack
-version=0.5.1
+version=0.5.6
 revision=1
 wrksrc="msgpack-$version"
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="python-devel python3-devel"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest"
 pycompile_module="msgpack"
 short_desc="Python module for Msgpack serializer (Python2)"
 maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-python"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/m/msgpack/msgpack-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=f5ebef2049f25da6d7ea53c3f95b4ba175ea9d96fadb60add80fc501a522bcc9
+checksum=0ee8c8c85aa651be3aa0cd005b5931769eaa658c948ce79428766f1bd46ae2c3
+
+do_check() {
+	python3 -m pytest
+}
 
 python3-msgpack_package() {
 	pycompile_module="msgpack"