diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyviz-comms/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyviz-comms/default.nix
index d2771da1b52..e9e07de4df2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyviz-comms/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyviz-comms/default.nix
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , lib
 , param
+, panel
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyviz_comms";
-  version = "2.0.1";
+  version = "0.7.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "be63957a49772895ddebeac02c697e1675e0bdf1515824f60fcc261914f23624";
+    sha256 = "sha256-zZZJqeqd/LmzTXj5pk4YcKqLa5TeVG4smca7U9ZKtdE=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ param ];
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # there are not tests with the package
   doCheck = false;
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    inherit panel;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Launch jobs, organize the output, and dissect the results";
     homepage = "https://pyviz.org/";