diff --git a/srcpkgs/json-c++/template b/srcpkgs/json-c++/template
index 34b09a68fe9..789612ab873 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/json-c++/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/json-c++/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'json-c++'
 pkgname=json-c++
-version=3.6.1
+version=3.7.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="json-${version}"
 build_style=cmake
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/nlohmann/json"
 distfiles="https://github.com/nlohmann/json/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=80c45b090e40bf3d7a7f2a6e9f36206d3ff710acfa8d8cc1f8c763bb3075e22e
+checksum=d51a3a8d3efbb1139d7608e28782ea9efea7e7933157e8ff8184901efd8ee760
+
+if [ -z "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" ]; then
+	configure_args+=" -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
+fi
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.MIT