diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-apsw/template b/srcpkgs/python3-apsw/template
index f646420cde5..bb3d9815d5d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-apsw/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-apsw/template
@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-apsw'
 pkgname=python3-apsw
-version=3.32.2r1
-revision=3
+version=3.36.0r1
+revision=1
 wrksrc="apsw-${version/r/-r}"
 build_style=python3-module
+make_build_args="--enable=load_extension"
 hostmakedepends="python3-devel"
 makedepends="python3-devel sqlite-devel"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest $makedepends"
 short_desc="Another Python SQLite Wrapper (Python3)"
 maintainer="bra1nwave <bra1nwave@protonmail.com>"
 license="Zlib"
 homepage="https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rogerbinns/apsw/master/doc/changes.rst"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/${version/r/-r}.tar.gz"
-checksum=33f3ccfd8a7537dccef2caeb8cc06e26f300f1cf547c22c4e8ec8dcfecb72aa0
+checksum=133ee2291851e0144661eba25517c7feb026c6d5896df90ef7ea0feddf03a842
 
 pre_check() {
-	export PYTHONPATH=$(cd build/lib* && pwd)
+	$CC $CFLAGS -fPIC -shared -o ./testextension.sqlext src/testextension.c
+}
+
+do_check() {
+	PYTHONPATH="$(cd build/lib* && pwd)" python3 ./tests.py
 }
 
 post_install() {