diff --git a/package/python-blinker/python-blinker.hash b/package/python-blinker/python-blinker.hash
index e0c1d600eb..d9f1052254 100644
--- a/package/python-blinker/python-blinker.hash
+++ b/package/python-blinker/python-blinker.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # md5, sha256 from https://pypi.org/pypi/blinker/json
-md5  0306b831281e9918ffb0ac6e3e18b47f  blinker-1.7.0.tar.gz
-sha256  e6820ff6fa4e4d1d8e2747c2283749c3f547e4fee112b98555cdcdae32996182  blinker-1.7.0.tar.gz
+md5  ce2f9fb3bc0c0000db11f012f5f5afda  blinker-1.8.2.tar.gz
+sha256  8f77b09d3bf7c795e969e9486f39c2c5e9c39d4ee07424be2bc594ece9642d83  blinker-1.8.2.tar.gz
 # Locally computed sha256 checksums
-sha256  9eb73a1f38597a4aa17025d2ae1be3839624c795e985d4f0e9769ce29faca467  LICENSE.rst
+sha256  9eb73a1f38597a4aa17025d2ae1be3839624c795e985d4f0e9769ce29faca467  LICENSE.txt
diff --git a/package/python-blinker/python-blinker.mk b/package/python-blinker/python-blinker.mk
index 234126a500..7ce06c2177 100644
--- a/package/python-blinker/python-blinker.mk
+++ b/package/python-blinker/python-blinker.mk
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_BLINKER_VERSION = 1.7.0
+PYTHON_BLINKER_VERSION = 1.8.2
 PYTHON_BLINKER_SOURCE = blinker-$(PYTHON_BLINKER_VERSION).tar.gz
-PYTHON_BLINKER_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a1/13/6df5fc090ff4e5d246baf1f45fe9e5623aa8565757dfa5bd243f6a545f9e
-PYTHON_BLINKER_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_BLINKER_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1e/57/a6a1721eff09598fb01f3c7cda070c1b6a0f12d63c83236edf79a440abcc
+PYTHON_BLINKER_SETUP_TYPE = flit
 PYTHON_BLINKER_LICENSE = MIT
-PYTHON_BLINKER_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.rst
+PYTHON_BLINKER_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.txt
 
 $(eval $(python-package))