diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-simplejson/template b/srcpkgs/python3-simplejson/template
index 905ebb3e4e6..941f5a15c81 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-simplejson/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-simplejson/template
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-simplejson'
 pkgname=python3-simplejson
-version=3.17.2
-revision=3
+version=3.17.6
+revision=1
 wrksrc="simplejson-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="python3-devel"
 depends="python3"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest"
 short_desc="Simple, fast, extensible JSON encoder/decoder for Python3"
-maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+maintainer="Joel Beckmeyer <joel@beckmeyer.us>"
 license="MIT, AFL-2.1"
 homepage="https://github.com/simplejson/simplejson"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simplejson/simplejson/master/CHANGES.txt"
-distfiles="https://github.com/simplejson/simplejson/releases/download/v${version}/simplejson-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=75ecc79f26d99222a084fbdd1ce5aad3ac3a8bd535cd9059528452da38b68841
+distfiles="https://github.com/simplejson/simplejson/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=5522f3113924325499f15cd8a3fe47a42dfa127a6b76c1921b51cf3c3f2a6aa6
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE