diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-ipython_ipykernel/template b/srcpkgs/python3-ipython_ipykernel/template
index 290620baa67..7099f0fe303 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-ipython_ipykernel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-ipython_ipykernel/template
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-ipython_ipykernel'
 pkgname=python3-ipython_ipykernel
-version=6.29.3
+version=6.29.4
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
-# these tests fail in 6.28.0
+# this test fails with ipython 8.24 (tests a deprecated feature)
 make_check_args="
- --deselect tests/test_eventloop.py::test_asyncio_interrupt
- --deselect tests/test_embed_kernel.py::test_embed_kernel_func
- --deselect tests/test_kernelspec.py::test_install_kernelspec"
+ --deselect tests/inprocess/test_kernel.py::test_pylab"
 hostmakedepends="hatchling python3-jupyter_client"
 depends="python3-comm python3-ipython python3-jupyter_client
  python3-nest_asyncio python3-packaging python3-psutil python3-tornado"
@@ -20,7 +18,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/ipython/ipykernel"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ipython/ipykernel/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/ipykernel/ipykernel-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e14c250d1f9ea3989490225cc1a542781b095a18a19447fcf2b5eaf7d0ac5bd2
+checksum=3d44070060f9475ac2092b760123fadf105d2e2493c24848b6691a7c4f42af5c
 
 if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" = full ]; then
 	# this would cause a build-time circular dependency
@@ -33,7 +31,8 @@ else
 	 "
 fi
 
-if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+if [ "$XBPS_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT" = void-packages-ci ] &&
+	[ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
 	# Also fails "on Windows and MacOS Python 3.8+" so just disable it
 	make_check_args+=" --deselect tests/test_kernel.py::test_subprocess_print"
 fi
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-ipython_ipykernel/update b/srcpkgs/python3-ipython_ipykernel/update
index 7290dc1b56f..2926dc08235 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-ipython_ipykernel/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-ipython_ipykernel/update
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 pkgname=ipykernel
-ignore="*a* *b* *rc*"