diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/babelfish/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/babelfish/default.nix
index ba015f597ce6..4f64e65bae03 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/babelfish/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/babelfish/default.nix
@@ -2,18 +2,24 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "babelfish";
-  version = "0.5.5";
+  version = "0.6.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "8380879fa51164ac54a3e393f83c4551a275f03617f54a99d70151358e444104";
+    sha256 = "2dadfadd1b205ca5fa5dc9fa637f5b7933160a0418684c7c46a7a664033208a2";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
 
+  # no tests executed
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "babelfish" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/babelfish";
     description = "A module to work with countries and languages";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
   };
 }