diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-simplejson/template b/srcpkgs/python3-simplejson/template
index f59717c0672..905ebb3e4e6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-simplejson/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-simplejson/template
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-simplejson'
 pkgname=python3-simplejson
 version=3.17.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 wrksrc="simplejson-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="python3-devel"
+depends="python3"
 short_desc="Simple, fast, extensible JSON encoder/decoder for Python3"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT, AFL-2.1"