diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxlsxwriter/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxlsxwriter/default.nix
index 3716090a30d7..6859caff61aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxlsxwriter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxlsxwriter/default.nix
@@ -8,19 +8,15 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libxlsxwriter";
-  version = "1.1.5";
+  version = "1.1.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "jmcnamara";
     repo = "libxlsxwriter";
     rev = "RELEASE_${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-fC03LwZIUkEsAs9TN0n2z0iSOGPAtVCeuW5rxC7Ek7Q=";
+    hash = "sha256-bJ0NMbK9c21YYdcg/TW3ePSDVi5hly6lSW7wXFskI8M=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    python3.pkgs.pytest
-  ];
-
   buildInputs = [
     minizip
     zlib
@@ -36,6 +32,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    python3.pkgs.pytest
+  ];
+
   checkTarget = "test";
 
   meta = with lib; {