diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-pex/template b/srcpkgs/python-pex/template
index 1b92db802ad..4b11373d1ef 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-pex/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-pex/template
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # Template file for 'python-pex'
 pkgname=python-pex
-version=1.6.0
+version=1.6.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="pex-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 pycompile_module="pex"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools python-Sphinx python3-Sphinx"
-depends="python"
+depends="python-setuptools"
 short_desc="Library & tool for generating .pex (Python EXecutable) files (Python2)"
 maintainer="Daniel Santana <daniel@santana.tech>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/pantsbuild/pex"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pex/pex-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=7bfd1193c92935da97490a00148a63cffc4252c43da428dac9db669dd687cd4d
+checksum=4b59035b50d30af38e02eb6e20d194347f6024599354595b16ddcc6939513c54
 alternatives="
  pex:pex:/usr/bin/pex2
  pex:pex.1:/usr/share/man/man1/pex2.1"
@@ -34,12 +34,11 @@ post_install() {
 python3-pex_package() {
 	noarch=yes
 	pycompile_module="pex"
-	depends="python3"
+	depends="python3-setuptools"
 	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
 	alternatives="
 	 pex:pex:/usr/bin/pex3
 	 pex:pex.1:/usr/share/man/man1/pex3.1"
-
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/bin/*3
 		vmove usr/lib/python3*