diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-curtsies/patches/fix-setup.py.patch b/srcpkgs/python-curtsies/patches/fix-setup.py.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7587e733ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-curtsies/patches/fix-setup.py.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- setup.py.orig
++++ setup.py
+@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def get_long_description():
+       install_requires = [
+           'blessings>=1.5',
+           'wcwidth>=0.1.4',
+-          'typing',
++          'typing;python_version<"3.5"',
+       ],
+       tests_require = [
+           'mock',
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-curtsies/template b/srcpkgs/python-curtsies/template
index cc61c6fbdc9..a9b557d4205 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-curtsies/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-curtsies/template
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # Template file for 'python-curtsies'
 pkgname=python-curtsies
-version=0.2.12
+version=0.3.0
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="curtsies-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 pycompile_module="curtsies"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
-depends="python-blessings>=1.5 python-wcwidth>=0.1.4"
+depends="python-blessings python-wcwidth python-typing"
 short_desc="Curses-like terminal wrapper, with colored strings (Python2)"
 maintainer="Maurizio Porrato <maurizio.porrato@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/thomasballinger/curtsies"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/c/curtsies/curtsies-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=691047d1f8e97daec01866e762706743d0d7461ff69e04acb704dee4b55722cb
+checksum=89c802ec051d01dec6fc983e9856a3706e4ea8265d2940b1f6d504a9e26ed3a9
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ post_install() {
 python3-curtsies_package() {
 	noarch=yes
 	pycompile_module="curtsies"
-	depends="python3-blessings>=1.5 python3-wcwidth>=0.1.4"
+	depends="python3-blessings python3-wcwidth"
 	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/lib/python3*