diff --git a/lang/python/python-eventlet/Makefile b/lang/python/python-eventlet/Makefile
index 6849c74fd1..c238ee050b 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-eventlet/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-eventlet/Makefile
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-eventlet
-PKG_VERSION:=0.40.3
+PKG_VERSION:=0.40.4
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PYPI_NAME:=eventlet
-PKG_HASH:=290852db0065d78cec17a821b78c8a51cafb820a792796a354592ae4d5fceeb0
+PKG_HASH:=69bef712b1be18b4930df6f0c495d2a882bf7b63aa111e7b6eeff461cfcaf26f
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Jan Pavlinec <jan.pavlinec1@gmail.com>, Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
diff --git a/lang/python/python-eventlet/test.sh b/lang/python/python-eventlet/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb341ba538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/python-eventlet/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+[ "$1" = python3-eventlet ] || exit 0
+
+python3 - << 'EOF'
+import eventlet
+
+# Test basic green thread spawning
+results = []
+
+def worker(n):
+    results.append(n)
+
+pool = eventlet.GreenPool(size=4)
+for i in range(4):
+    pool.spawn(worker, i)
+pool.waitall()
+
+assert sorted(results) == [0, 1, 2, 3], f"Unexpected results: {results}"
+EOF