diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-flit-core_3.12.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-flit-core_4.2.0.bb
similarity index 90%
rename from meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-flit-core_3.12.0.bb
rename to meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-flit-core_4.2.0.bb
index 786906b4b4..5f490ca303 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-flit-core_3.12.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-flit-core_4.2.0.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ BUGTRACKER = "https://github.com/pypa/flit/issues"
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=41eb78fa8a872983a882c694a8305f08"
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "18f63100d6f94385c6ed57a72073443e1a71a4acb4339491615d0f16d6ff01b2"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "84e4e4d8fdd45ba2613800a3ebc6834de26d47ec9746efc3719f94181137b460"
 
 inherit pypi python_flit_core