diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 4931a51f..4cc9b116 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -4674,6 +4674,9 @@ packages:
     "James Cranch <cranch@cantab.net> @jcranch":
         - tophat
 
+    "Jan Synacek <jan.synacek@scrive.com> @jsynacek":
+        - hpqtypes
+
     "Grandfathered dependencies":
         - snappy
         - quicklz
@@ -6927,6 +6930,8 @@ skipped-tests:
     - time-parsers
     - universe-base
     - vec
+    # @jsynacek
+    - hpqtypes # needs a running postgres database
 
     # Uses Cabal's "library internal" stanza feature
     - s3-signer