diff --git a/srcpkgs/mle/template b/srcpkgs/mle/template
index 9a96bf5443d..bd6e5665e86 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mle/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mle/template
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 # Template file for 'mle'
 pkgname=mle
-version=1.5.0
+version=1.7.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 hostmakedepends="libtool"
-makedepends="termbox-devel lua54-devel pcre-devel uthash"
+makedepends="lua54-devel pcre2-devel uthash"
 short_desc="Flexible terminal-based text editor (C)"
 maintainer="Anjandev Momi <anjan@momi.ca>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/adsr/mle"
 distfiles="https://github.com/adsr/mle/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=569316485fa3775d0bb7559ac176a63adb29467c7098b14c0072c821feb6226b
+checksum=5275fcfc58d3d4890d074077d94497db488b2648287b3e48e67b00ea517b02ba
+
+do_check() {
+	make test
+}
 
 post_install() {
 	vman mle.1