diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wcwidth_0.7.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wcwidth_0.8.1.bb
similarity index 84%
rename from meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wcwidth_0.7.0.bb
rename to meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wcwidth_0.8.1.bb
index cd5e40b080..9b306225d9 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wcwidth_0.7.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wcwidth_0.8.1.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/jquast/wcwidth"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=b15979c39a2543892fca8cd86b4b52cb"
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "90e3a7ea092341c44b99562e75d09e4d5160fe7a3974c6fb842a101a95e7eed0"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "faf5b4a5366a72dc49cad48cdf21f52bdf63bdda995178e483ba247ff79089b9"
 
 inherit pypi python_hatchling ptest-python-pytest
 
