diff --git a/libssh/PKGBUILD b/libssh/PKGBUILD
index 01d739fb7..ebc2eb0f7 100644
--- a/libssh/PKGBUILD
+++ b/libssh/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,25 +1,32 @@
 pkgname=libssh
-pkgver=0.7.3
+pkgver=0.7.6
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Library for accessing ssh client services through C libraries"
-url="http://www.libssh.org/"
+url="https://www.libssh.org/"
 license=('LGPL')
 arch=('x86_64')
-depends=('openssl')
-makedepends=('cmake' 'doxygen')
-source=(https://red.libssh.org/attachments/download/195/${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.xz
-        https://red.libssh.org/attachments/download/194/${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.asc)
-md5sums=('05465da8004f3258db946346213209de'
-         'SKIP')
+depends=('zlib' 'openssl')
+makedepends=('cmake' 'cmocka' 'doxygen' 'python3')
+source=(http://www.libssh.org/files/${pkgver%.*}/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.xz{,.asc})
+sha256sums=('1d607d3859274f755942324afb0f887ee22edd157f9596a2e69e3a28ec6d1092'
+            'SKIP')
 validpgpkeys=('8DFF53E18F2ABC8D8F3C92237EE0FC4DCC014E3D') # Andreas Schneider <asn@cryptomilk.org>
 
-build() {
+prepare() {
+  # disable the test. It is confused by our clean container setup.
+  # 'extra-x86-build' uses user 'nobody' that has a record in /etc/passwd file
+  # but $HOME envvar is set to '/build'. The test expects that $HOME corresponds to passwd file.
+  sed 's/cmocka_unit_test(torture_path_expand_tilde_unix),//' -i libssh-${pkgver}/tests/unittests/torture_misc.c
+
   mkdir -p build
+}
+
+build() {
   cd build
   cmake ../${pkgname}-${pkgver} \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-    -DWITH_GSSAPI=Off
+    -DWITH_GSSAPI=OFF \
+    -DUNIT_TESTING=ON
   make
 }