diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pq/default.nix
index cfc5419bd239..ff1433725fca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pq/default.nix
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pq";
-  version = "1.8.2";
+  version = "1.9.0";
   disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "f54143844e73f4182532e68548dee447dd78dd00310a087e8cdee756d476a173";
+    sha256 = "c664ee3a9a25efcb583e3d1d797588fb7c2fb5096220689eec78a7946b01b5ff";
   };
 
   # tests require running postgresql cluster
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "PQ is a transactional queue for PostgreSQL";
-    homepage = https://github.com/malthe/pq/;
+    homepage = "https://github.com/malthe/pq/";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
   };