diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-utils/template b/srcpkgs/python3-utils/template
index 4fec3f5b5aa..3537bb2ad69 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-utils/template
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-utils'
 pkgname=python3-utils
 version=3.1.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=python3-module
 # skip coverage and mypy tests https://github.com/WoLpH/python-utils/issues/29
 make_check_args="-o addopts=--doctest-modules"
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3"
 checkdepends="python3-pytest python3-pytest-asyncio"
 short_desc="Convenient utilities not included with the standard Python3 install"
 maintainer="Karl Nilsson <karl.robert.nilsson@gmail.com>"