diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-tqdm/template b/srcpkgs/python-tqdm/template
index afeb784093c..4bd9a4fea5c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-tqdm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-tqdm/template
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'python-tqdm'
 pkgname=python-tqdm
-version=4.43.0
+version=4.44.1
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="tqdm-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
-depends="python"
+depends="python-setuptools"
 short_desc="Fast, extensible progress bar for Python and CLI (Python2)"
 maintainer="bra1nwave <bra1nwave@protonmail.com>"
 license="MPL-2.0, MIT"
 homepage="https://tqdm.github.io/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/tqdm/tqdm/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=0efea2929b9945fd09911a2f62dcf6eeb293c64b58946178c69b9b2ae58e2379
+checksum=99e0dbc22d8314eb1c8754d9881d0a9e09df57b0591b1523700e4d72823a5bfc
 alternatives="
  tqdm:tqdm:/usr/bin/tqdm2
  tqdm:tqdm.1:/usr/share/man/man1/tqdm2.1"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ python3-tqdm_package() {
 	 tqdm:tqdm:/usr/bin/tqdm3
 	 tqdm:tqdm.1:/usr/share/man/man1/tqdm3.1"
 	archs=noarch
-	depends="python3"
+	depends="python3-setuptools"
 	short_desc="${short_desc/2/3}"
 	pkg_install() {
 		rm -f ${DESTDIR}/${py3_sitelib}/tqdm/tqdm.1