diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/patches/no-strip.patch b/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/patches/no-strip.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50fb8f8339c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/patches/no-strip.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Effectively reverts
+
+    https://github.com/ultrajson/ultrajson/commit/682c6601569980e9a8a05378d3c1478db30384bc
+
+to preserve a meaningful debug package.
+
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
+     ],
+     include_dirs=["./python", "./lib", "./deps/double-conversion/double-conversion"],
+     extra_compile_args=["-D_GNU_SOURCE"],
+-    extra_link_args=["-lstdc++", "-lm"] + strip_flags,
++    extra_link_args=["-lstdc++", "-lm"],
+ )
+ 
+ with open("python/version_template.h") as f:
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/template b/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/template
index bac79106450..848f27d41e5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-ultrajson'
 pkgname=python3-ultrajson
-version=4.3.0
+version=5.1.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="ujson-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/ultrajson/ultrajson"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/u/ujson/ujson-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=baee56eca35cb5fbe02c28bd9c0936be41a96fa5c0812d9d4b7edeb5c3d568a0
+checksum=a88944d2f99db71a3ca0c63d81f37e55b660edde0b07216fb65a3e46403ef004
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt