diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/reproject/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/reproject/default.nix
index d16f9fd29297..18fdd682f712 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/reproject/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/reproject/default.nix
@@ -6,26 +6,37 @@
 , astropy-healpix
 , astropy-helpers
 , scipy
+, pytest
+, pytest-astropy
+, cython
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "reproject";
-  version = "0.5.1";
-
-  doCheck = false; # tests require pytest-astropy
+  version = "0.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "069rha55cbm8vsi1qf8zydds42lgkcc97sd57hmjw1mgiz025xrp";
+    sha256 = "484fde86d70d972d703038f138d7c2966ddf51171a6e79bd84e82ea270e27af3";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy astropy astropy-healpix astropy-helpers scipy ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ astropy-helpers cython ];
+
   # Disable automatic update of the astropy-helper module
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.cfg --replace "auto_use = True" "auto_use = False"
   '';
 
+  checkInputs = [ pytest pytest-astropy ];
+
+  # Tests must be run in the build directory
+  checkPhase = ''
+    cd build/lib*
+    pytest
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Reproject astronomical images";
     homepage = https://reproject.readthedocs.io;