diff --git a/srcpkgs/aptly/template b/srcpkgs/aptly/template
index 6abeb38d985883..55a431175dc9c5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/aptly/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/aptly/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'aptly'
 pkgname=aptly
-version=1.4.0
-revision=4
+version=1.6.3
+revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/aptly-dev/aptly
 short_desc="Debian repository management tool"
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://www.aptly.info/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/aptly-dev/aptly/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=4172d54613139f6c34d5a17396adc9675d7ed002e517db8381731d105351fbe5
+checksum=689a0b4f110ab2528ae271c3884b92304e0fdf7a3bf4ee93f60705f4a27d4952
+# tests require substrate not available, etcd server, network, loopback fs, etc
+make_check=no
+
+pre_build() {
+	# cant run make prepare from tgz, no git metadata
+	printf '%s' "${version}" > VERSION
+}
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE