diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-gobject/template b/srcpkgs/python3-gobject/template
index f4ba15f76ec..872792b1ee0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-gobject/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-gobject/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-gobject'
 pkgname=python3-gobject
 version=3.50.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="-Dpython=python${py3_ver}"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-packaging-bootstrap"
 makedepends="libglib-devel python3-cairo-devel python3-devel"
 depends="gir-freedesktop python3-cairo"
 checkdepends="python3-pytest pango python3-cairo gtk+3 xvfb-run"