diff --git a/srcpkgs/element-desktop/template b/srcpkgs/element-desktop/template
index aecc89faee7..8bbce9c1866 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/element-desktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/element-desktop/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'element-desktop'
 pkgname=element-desktop
-version=1.7.22
+version=1.7.23
 revision=1
 wrksrc="element-web-${version}"
 conf_files="/etc/${pkgname}/config.json"
-hostmakedepends="git yarn nodejs rust cargo python curl
+hostmakedepends="git yarn nodejs rust cargo python3 curl
  sqlcipher-devel libappindicator-devel libnotify-devel pkg-config
  app-builder"
 makedepends="libsecret-devel"
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ _ghpage="https://github.com/vector-im"
 _archive="archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 distfiles="${_ghpage}/element-desktop/${_archive}>element-desktop.tar.gz
  ${_ghpage}/element-web/${_archive}>element-web.tar.gz"
-checksum="890e4028721101d9a3ea4f2fbe892230e0fd2e2995dcc3e0cc560565aec783e1
- d8119916d7a1cc20541f3f236ee19f2117049d328c286c54ac58fbd0fd72db1a"
+checksum="91ca363b9cbb99eee16de4270c03396ac316b42902eef5f01fadabcb864c49ea
+ f8e0e7147cbe77f3ece7bb3a419645f3e2e4f6e59905c93a1be5d352655a3f78"
 
 export USE_SYSTEM_APP_BUILDER=true