diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hvac/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hvac/default.nix
index 067b816d58e..8bc54e9226c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hvac/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hvac/default.nix
@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "hvac";
-  version = "0.2.15";
+  version = "0.5.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0qxa4g1ij1bj27mbp8l54lcr7d5krkb2rayisc6shkpf2b51ip4c";
+    sha256 = "2c9308334301daee3b5c6d56a032ca2c81eeb97d2777b73d795e201e8d037687";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ requests ];
 
+  # Requires running a Vault server
+  doCheck = false;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "HashiCorp Vault API client";
     homepage = https://github.com/ianunruh/hvac;