diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cppy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cppy/default.nix
index fffa91744248..9c41a16abfbe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cppy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cppy/default.nix
@@ -2,23 +2,24 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , isPy3k
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "cppy";
-  version = "1.1.0";
+  version = "1.2.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "4eda6f1952054a270f32dc11df7c5e24b259a09fddf7bfaa5f33df9fb4a29642";
+    sha256 = "sha256-leiGLk+CbD8qa3tlgzOxYvgMvp+UOqDQp6ay74UK7/w=";
   };
 
-  # Headers-only library, no tests
-  doCheck = false;
-
   # Not supported
   disabled = !isPy3k;
 
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "cppy" ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "C++ headers for C extension development";
     homepage = "https://github.com/nucleic/cppy";