diff --git a/general/prog/python-modules/python-dbusmock.xml b/general/prog/python-modules/python-dbusmock.xml
index c219d86079..118ef7ff2c 100644
--- a/general/prog/python-modules/python-dbusmock.xml
+++ b/general/prog/python-modules/python-dbusmock.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
   <!ENTITY dbusmock-download-http "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/python-dbusmock/python-dbusmock-&dbusmock-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY dbusmock-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY dbusmock-md5sum        "d3ab24018c7a7479d9af8e237be786b5">
-  <!ENTITY dbusmock-size          "92 KB">
-  <!ENTITY dbusmock-buildsize     "968 KB">
-  <!ENTITY dbusmock-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
+  <!ENTITY dbusmock-md5sum        "7392541812abf9f756c1d3bb120f10d6">
+  <!ENTITY dbusmock-size          "96 KB">
+  <!ENTITY dbusmock-buildsize     "1.6 MB (with tests)">
+  <!ENTITY dbusmock-time          "less than 0.1 SBU (add 0.2 SBU for tests)">
 ]>
 
   <!-- Begin dbusmock -->
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@
         <xref linkend="dbus-python"/>
       </para>
 
+      <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Optional</bridgehead>
+      <para role="optional">
+        <xref linkend="pytest"/> (to run the test suite)
+      </para>
+
     </sect3>
 
     <sect3 role="installation">
@@ -89,6 +94,10 @@
 
 <screen role="root"><userinput>&install-wheel; python-dbusmock</userinput></screen>
 
+      <para>
+        To test the results, issue: <command>pytest</command>
+      </para>
+
     </sect3>
 
     <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index 921a041141..a518014821 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
    <listitem>
      <para>December 1st, 2023</para>
      <itemizedlist>
+       <listitem>
+         <para>[renodr] - Update to python-dbusmock-0.30.0 (Python Module).
+         Fixes <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;18944">#18944</ulink>.</para>
+       </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>[renodr] - Update to mlt-7.22.0. Fixes
          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;18936">#18936</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 464d73cc90..9a739d3d69 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
 <!ENTITY pycairo-version              "1.25.1">
 <!ENTITY pycairo2-version             "1.18.2">
 <!--<!ENTITY pycryptodome-version         "3.18.0">-->
-<!ENTITY dbusmock-version             "0.29.1">
+<!ENTITY dbusmock-version             "0.30.0">
 <!ENTITY pygments-version             "2.17.1">
 <!ENTITY pygments-md5sum              "ef638b416c6fdb65fd21329f2272277e">
 <!ENTITY pygobject2-version           "2.28.7">