diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-requests/template b/srcpkgs/python-requests/template
index 08087c5766d..bde0b03b9ef 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-requests/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-requests/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-requests'
 pkgname=python-requests
-version=2.25.0
+version=2.25.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="requests-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://python-requests.org/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/psf/requests/master/HISTORY.md"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/r/requests/requests-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=7f1a0b932f4a60a1a65caa4263921bb7d9ee911957e0ae4a23a6dd08185ad5f8
+checksum=27973dd4a904a4f13b263a19c866c13b92a39ed1c964655f025f3f8d3d75b804
 
-pre_build() {
+post_patch() {
 	vsed -i '/certifi/d' setup.py
 }