diff --git a/srcpkgs/kf6-kxmlgui/template b/srcpkgs/kf6-kxmlgui/template
index b14c5ac7f66..6e8b5deb311 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kf6-kxmlgui/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kf6-kxmlgui/template
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
 # Template file for 'kf6-kxmlgui'
 pkgname=kf6-kxmlgui
-version=6.14.0
+version=6.17.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules qt6-tools qt6-base
- gettext"
+configure_args="$(vopt_bool python BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS)"
+hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules qt6-tools qt6-base gettext
+ $(vopt_if python 'python3-build python3-setuptools shiboken6 llvm')"
 makedepends="kf6-kconfig-devel kf6-kconfigwidgets-devel qt6-base-private-devel
- kf6-kitemviews-devel kf6-kiconthemes-devel kf6-kglobalaccel-devel"
+ kf6-kitemviews-devel kf6-kiconthemes-devel kf6-kglobalaccel-devel
+ $(vopt_if python 'libshiboken6-devel libpyside6-devel python3-devel')"
 short_desc="KDE Framework for managing menu and toolbar actions"
 maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kxmlgui"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/frameworks/${version%.*}/${pkgname#kf6-}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=5f9a35d168e5be85c43e566f87bf7108c18e3a19420e1d9379b493e28880914b
+checksum=a1807169ca2c386a8d3e25cb2b066554e49663a6e3f632f1a1968ef5476430e3
+
+build_options="python"
+
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	build_options_default="python"
+fi
 
 do_check() {
 	cd build