diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-httpx/template b/srcpkgs/python3-httpx/template
index 9f2ce955f18..78fdb5a3f70 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-httpx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-httpx/template
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-httpx'
 pkgname=python3-httpx
 version=0.20.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="httpx-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
-depends="python3"
-checkdepends="python3-pytest"
+depends="python3-rfc3986 python3-certifi python3-charset-normalizer
+ python3-sniffio python3-httpcore python3-click python3-rich python3-Pygments
+ python3-h2"
 short_desc="Next generation HTTP client for Python"
 maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://www.python-httpx.org"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/encode/httpx/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/h/httpx/httpx-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=09606d630f070d07f9ff28104fbcea429ea0014c1e89ac90b4d8de8286c40e7b
-make_check=no # no tests included
+# the pypi tarball doesn't contain tests
+# the tests need unpackaged dependencies trustme and uvicorn
+make_check=no
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.md LICENSE