diff --git a/srcpkgs/tox/template b/srcpkgs/tox/template
index faff58418e1..4fb8bb19a78 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tox/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tox/template
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'tox'
 pkgname=tox
-version=4.25.0
+version=4.27.0
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
+# these two tests fail with "OSError: out of pty devices"
+make_check_args="
+ --deselect=tests/execute/local_subprocess/test_local_subprocess.py::test_local_execute_terminal_size
+ --deselect=tests/execute/local_subprocess/test_local_subprocess.py::test_local_subprocess_tty[on]
+ "
 hostmakedepends="hatchling hatch-vcs"
 depends="python3-cachetools python3-chardet python3-colorama python3-filelock
  python3-packaging python3-platformdirs python3-pluggy python3-pyproject-api
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://tox.wiki/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tox-dev/tox/main/docs/changelog.rst"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/t/tox/tox-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=dd67f030317b80722cf52b246ff42aafd3ed27ddf331c415612d084304cf5e52
+checksum=b97d5ecc0c0d5755bcc5348387fef793e1bfa68eb33746412f4c60881d7f5f57
 
 do_check() {
 	# Running via PYTHONPATH breaks a few tests so we use a venv
@@ -25,7 +30,8 @@ do_check() {
 
 	local testpy="${testdir}/bin/python3"
 	"${testpy}" -m installer dist/*.whl
-	PATH="${testdir}/bin:${PATH}" "${testpy}" -m pytest -n ${XBPS_MAKEJOBS}
+	PATH="${testdir}/bin:${PATH}" "${testpy}" -m pytest -n ${XBPS_MAKEJOBS} \
+		${make_check_args}
 }
 
 post_install() {