diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-json5/template b/srcpkgs/python3-json5/template
index 3cbd6b97fee..934e8151d7a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-json5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-json5/template
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-json5'
 pkgname=python3-json5
 version=0.9.6
-revision=2
+revision=3
 wrksrc=pyjson5-${version}
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3"
 checkdepends="python3-pytest python3-hypothesis"
 short_desc="Python implementation of the JSON5 data format"
 maintainer="dkwo <nicolopiazzalunga@gmail.com>"