diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-yarl/template b/srcpkgs/python3-yarl/template
index 06ebeacd71f..aa83148cddc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-yarl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-yarl/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-yarl'
 pkgname=python3-yarl
-version=1.3.0
-revision=4
+version=1.6.2
+revision=1
 wrksrc="yarl-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 pycompile_module="yarl"
-hostmakedepends="python3-Cython python3-setuptools"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="python3-devel"
 depends="python3-idna python3-multidict"
 checkdepends="python3-idna python3-multidict python3-pytest"
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ short_desc="Yet another URL library"
 maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@voidlinux.org>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://yarl.readthedocs.io/"
-distfiles="https://github.com/aio-libs/yarl/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=0d4acfd6c750612871e11c49eea43213949f1528686a184eefc1366142a6fbb3
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/y/yarl/yarl-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=c45b49b59a5724869899798e1bbd447ac486215269511d3b76b4c235a1b766b6
 
 do_check() {
-	python3 setup.py test
+	vsed -e '/addopts/d' -i setup.cfg
+
+	cp -f build/lib.linux-*/yarl/*.so yarl
+	python3 -m pytest
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-yarl/update b/srcpkgs/python3-yarl/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8478182ba96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-yarl/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ignore="*[a-z]*"