diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cpplint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cpplint/default.nix
index 577a09e8de9..61aee215031 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cpplint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cpplint/default.nix
@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "cpplint";
-  version = "1.3.0";
+  version = "1.5.1";
 
   # Fetch from github instead of pypi, since the test cases are not in the pypi archive
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = pname;
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "107v7bp35kxbv9v7wl79h7115z1m4b48rhasp0cnivql1grd277i";
+    sha256 = "0k927mycj1k4l3fbxrk597bhcjl2nrpaas1imbjgk64cyq8dv7lh";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs cpplint_unittest.py
   '';
 
+  checkInputs = with python3Packages; [ pytest pytestrunner ];
   checkPhase = ''
     ./cpplint_unittest.py
   '';