diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/json5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/json5/default.nix
index cecce31e0ecc..7f42902583d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/json5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/json5/default.nix
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "json5";
-  version = "0.9.5";
+  version = "0.9.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "dpranke";
     repo = "pyjson5";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-VkJnZG1BuC49/jJuwObbqAF48CtbWU9rDEYW4Dg0w4U=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-RJj5KvLKq43tRuTwxq/mB+sU35xTQwZqg/jpdYcMP6A=";
   };
 
   checkInputs = [
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "json5" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/dpranke/pyjson5";
     description = "A Python implementation of the JSON5 data format";