diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pywt/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pywt/template
index 0320b03b0e6..3fdb9e57655 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pywt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pywt/template
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-pywt'
 pkgname=python3-pywt
-version=1.1.1
-revision=3
+version=1.2.0
+revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname#python3-}-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 build_helper="numpy"
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Cython"
 makedepends="python3-devel"
 depends="python3-numpy"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest $depends"
 short_desc="PyWavelets wavelet transform module for Python"
 maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=50fe2aae1b6d2462cf9e9b0dcc18dbcbd0b5ed65225abb4a272ed188dbcbceb0
+checksum=ad88e5745eeaccaf759287f11b63539353df31324fe7498d9f8121e01e4106ed
+
+do_check() {
+	(cd build/lib* && python3 -m pytest pywt/tests)
+}
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE