diff --git a/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.SlackBuild b/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.SlackBuild
index 18039c07e9..2136151a44 100644
--- a/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.SlackBuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=python3-flit_core
 SRCNAM=$(echo $PRGNAM | sed "s/python3-//")
-VERSION=${VERSION:-3.7.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-3.8.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | gr
   | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cp -a README.rst $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a LICENSE $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
diff --git a/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.info b/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.info
index 76cb13c17c..949815cb84 100644
--- a/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.info
+++ b/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="python3-flit_core"
-VERSION="3.7.1"
+VERSION="3.8.0"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/pypa/flit"
-DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/f/flit_core/flit_core-3.7.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="4a4791e97f3a8c9a1645064a35636ee6"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/f/flit_core/flit_core-3.8.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="7c41da13273f7787709a24f74e0f5a99"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="python3-installer"