diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-Markdown/template b/srcpkgs/python-Markdown/template
index c8e07b6d9b9..b37526064ec 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-Markdown/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-Markdown/template
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'python-Markdown'
 pkgname=python-Markdown
-version=2.5.2
+version=2.6
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="Markdown-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 python_versions="2.7 3.4"
-hostmakedepends="python-devel python3.4-devel"
-makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3.4-setuptools"
 depends="python"
 pycompile_module="markdown"
 short_desc="Python2 implementation of John Gruber's Markdown"
@@ -15,12 +14,11 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Markdown"
 license="BSD"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/M/Markdown/Markdown-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=284e97e56db9ada03ede9c0ed2870ca6590ce7869f3119104d53510debf1533d
+checksum=e1c8a489bb7c7154bc5a8c14f0fd1fc356ee36c8b9988f9fd8febff22dd435da
 
 pre_install() {
 	mv build-3.4/scripts-3.4/markdown_py{,3}
 }
-
 post_install() {
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/markdown_py
 	vbin build-2.7/scripts-2.7/markdown_py