diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_interface/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_interface/default.nix
index 9214c0badf0a..5e7086191cce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_interface/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_interface/default.nix
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "zope.interface";
-  version = "4.7.2";
-  
+  version = "5.1.0";
+
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "fd1101bd3fcb4f4cf3485bb20d6cb0b56909b94d3bd2a53a6cb9d381c3da3365";
+    sha256 = "03nrl6b8cb600dnnh46y149awvrm0gxyqgwq5hdw3lvys8mw9r20";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ zope_event ];
 
+  doCheck = false; # Circular deps.
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Zope.Interface";
     homepage = "http://zope.org/Products/ZopeInterface";