diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-ipython_ipykernel/template b/srcpkgs/python3-ipython_ipykernel/template
index 1a80af93819807..fb8ef197ff932f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-ipython_ipykernel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-ipython_ipykernel/template
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-ipython_ipykernel'
 pkgname=python3-ipython_ipykernel
-version=6.30.1
-revision=2
+version=7.2.0
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 # run all tests available
 make_check_target="tests"
+# the following test does not work headless
+make_check_args="--deselect tests/test_matplotlib_eventloops.py::test_matplotlib_gui"
 hostmakedepends="hatchling python3-jupyter_client"
 depends="python3-comm python3-ipython python3-jupyter_client
  python3-jupyter_core python3-matplotlib-inline python3-nest_asyncio
@@ -12,14 +14,15 @@ depends="python3-comm python3-ipython python3-jupyter_client
  python3-traitlets"
 checkdepends="$depends python3-flaky python3-pytest-asyncio
  python3-pytest-timeout python3-trio python3-curio python3-matplotlib
- python3-PyQt5 python3-PyQt5-svg python3-pytest-xdist python3-ipyparallel"
+ python3-PyQt5 python3-PyQt5-svg python3-pytest-xdist python3-ipyparallel
+ python3-pytest-cov"
 short_desc="IPython kernel for Jupyter"
 maintainer="Gonzalo Tornaría <tornaria@cmat.edu.uy>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/ipython/ipykernel"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ipython/ipykernel/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/ipykernel/ipykernel-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=6abb270161896402e76b91394fcdce5d1be5d45f456671e5080572f8505be39b
+checksum=18ed160b6dee2cbb16e5f3575858bc19d8f1fe6046a9a680c708494ce31d909e
 
 if [ "$XBPS_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT" = void-packages-ci ] &&
 	[ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_client/template b/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_client/template
index 52a066349d76db..89dbd3fd8e3012 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_client/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_client/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-jupyter_client'
 pkgname=python3-jupyter_client
-version=8.6.3
-revision=2
+version=8.8.0
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 # random failures (see https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter_client/issues/979)
 make_check_args="
@@ -15,21 +15,16 @@ hostmakedepends="hatchling"
 depends="python3-dateutil python3-jupyter_core python3-pyzmq python3-tornado
  python3-traitlets"
 checkdepends="$depends inetutils-ifconfig iproute2 openssh python3-msgpack
- python3-pytest-jupyter python3-pytest-timeout python3-pytest-xdist"
+ python3-pytest-jupyter python3-pytest-timeout python3-pytest-xdist
+ python3-ipython_ipykernel"
 short_desc="Jupyter protocol client APIs"
 maintainer="Gonzalo Tornaría <tornaria@cmat.edu.uy>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter_client"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jupyter/jupyter_client/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/j/jupyter_client/jupyter_client-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=35b3a0947c4a6e9d589eb97d7d4cd5e90f910ee73101611f01283732bd6d9419
+checksum=d556811419a4f2d96c869af34e854e3f059b7cc2d6d01a9cd9c85c267691be3e
 conflicts="python-jupyter_client<=5.2.4_2"
-make_check=extended  # cannot be tested without python3-ipython_ipykernel
-
-if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" = full ]; then
-	# this would cause a build-time circular dependency
-	checkdepends+=" python3-ipython_ipykernel"
-fi
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_core/template b/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_core/template
index 087bd4f037c949..92b2a826386473 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_core/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_core/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-jupyter_core'
 pkgname=python3-jupyter_core
-version=5.8.1
-revision=2
+version=5.9.1
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 hostmakedepends="hatchling"
 depends="python3-traitlets python3-platformdirs"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://jupyter.org"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jupyter/jupyter_core/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/j/jupyter_core/jupyter_core-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=0a5f9706f70e64786b75acba995988915ebd4601c8a52e534a40b51c95f59941
+checksum=4d09aaff303b9566c3ce657f580bd089ff5c91f5f89cf7d8846c3cdf465b5508
 conflicts="python-jupyter_core<=4.4.0_3"
 
 do_check() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pytest-jupyter/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pytest-jupyter/template
index c8012efbadcb5f..1c66184861af9b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pytest-jupyter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pytest-jupyter/template
@@ -1,24 +1,19 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-pytest-jupyter'
 pkgname=python3-pytest-jupyter
-version=0.10.1
-revision=3
+version=0.11.0
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 hostmakedepends="hatchling"
-depends="python3-jupyter_core python3-pytest-timeout"
-checkdepends="$depends"
+depends="python3-jupyter_core python3-pytest"
+checkdepends="$depends python3-pytest-timeout python3-ipython_ipykernel
+ python3-jupyter_client python3-jupyter_server python3-jupyter_nbformat"
 short_desc="Pytest plugins for Jupyter libraries and extensions"
 maintainer="Gonzalo Tornaría <tornaria@cmat.edu.uy>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/jupyter-server/pytest-jupyter"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jupyter-server/pytest-jupyter/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pytest_jupyter/pytest_jupyter-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=00df54eef9e201dd542d5471b8980def15d34b917b30587d14d7c824fc4d9e84
-make_check=extended  # cannot be tested without python3-jupyter_server
-
-if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" = full ]; then
-	# this would cause a check cycle
-	checkdepends+=" python3-ipython_ipykernel python3-jupyter_server"
-fi
+checksum=a4e08ced44cfea1bce080090c626b8dc4f9d617fa5aafcd84b71405f503e9899
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE