diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-web.scm b/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
index d88b3a941d..f6b4faf692 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Pradana Aumars <paumars@courrier.dev>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021, 2022 Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
-;;; Copyright © 2021 jgart <jgart@dismail.de>
+;;; Copyright © 2021, 2022 jgart <jgart@dismail.de>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Alice Brenon <alice.brenon@ens-lyon.fr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2022 John Kehayias <john.kehayias@protonmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2022 Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org>
@@ -4451,14 +4451,23 @@ (define-public python-werkzeug-1.0
 (define-public python-bottle
   (package
     (name "python-bottle")
-    (version "0.12.21")
+    (version "0.12.23")
     (source
      (origin
       (method url-fetch)
       (uri (pypi-uri "bottle" version))
       (sha256
-        (base32 "0zl8sy4dhafyxqpavy7pjz0qzpakmhgh2qr6pwlw5f82rjv62z3q"))))
+        (base32 "0rs1w293gp5bhxip2cci8mfkhld6n5qcznvlna3nxclz76mf6gb8"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (replace 'check
+           (lambda* (#:key tests? #:allow-other-keys)
+             (when tests?
+               (with-directory-excursion "test"
+                 (invoke "pytest" "-vvv"))))))))
+    (native-inputs (list python-pytest))
     (home-page "https://bottlepy.org/")
     (synopsis "WSGI framework for small web-applications")
     (description "@code{python-bottle} is a WSGI framework for small web-applications.")