diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-neovim/template b/srcpkgs/python-neovim/template
index 2bd5d1c5e94..d4fe340a56a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-neovim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-neovim/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python-neovim'
 pkgname=python-neovim
-version=0.2.0
-revision=2
+version=0.2.4
+revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="python-client-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -13,13 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Steve Prybylski <sa.prybylx@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/neovim/python-client"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=936b8c5a137436499328362da165f7ef16492a628d5a6d9f7b7f182c0200f8ab
-
-pre_build() {
-	# python-msgpack had a name transition from msgpack-python to msgpack
-	# adapt.
-	sed -i 's|msgpack-python>=0.4.0|msgpack>=0.5.0|g' setup.py
-}
+checksum=01a0aaa8bef3e051e295bcf881d8e35e099a4c996fb44cf6aa5354fa3dededbd
 
 python3-neovim_package() {
 	noarch=yes