diff --git a/package/python-pysmi/python-pysmi.hash b/package/python-pysmi/python-pysmi.hash
index 30043f1b95..856f59baaf 100644
--- a/package/python-pysmi/python-pysmi.hash
+++ b/package/python-pysmi/python-pysmi.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # md5, sha256 from https://pypi.org/pypi/pysmi/json
-md5  187efbaa8ebb5d6d880906bab0116ef8  pysmi-1.5.9.tar.gz
-sha256  f6dfda838e3cba133169f1ff57f71a2841815d43db2e5c619b6e5db3b8560707  pysmi-1.5.9.tar.gz
+md5  406818a9bb351e665e2eb9e9352a57fe  pysmi-1.6.2.tar.gz
+sha256  abed01673113886d10f0f336426859238fc13b5383c7e28e13dbcd5af0443ba1  pysmi-1.6.2.tar.gz
 # Locally computed sha256 checksums
-sha256  bc211b99a3eb46f3b1f64f8152dffc869d3bc4bffed82545732ef9e34628513b  LICENSE.rst
+sha256  ba934e538c4116c2d9209c14256778b9a8a246234a3bd9256c62f396187e80d4  LICENSE.rst
diff --git a/package/python-pysmi/python-pysmi.mk b/package/python-pysmi/python-pysmi.mk
index 454cd11447..2288f04e88 100644
--- a/package/python-pysmi/python-pysmi.mk
+++ b/package/python-pysmi/python-pysmi.mk
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_PYSMI_VERSION = 1.5.9
+PYTHON_PYSMI_VERSION = 1.6.2
 PYTHON_PYSMI_SOURCE = pysmi-$(PYTHON_PYSMI_VERSION).tar.gz
-PYTHON_PYSMI_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/be/b0/19085322fc24f6b4a7bbc151643641c391b8b8d9aa4fd0e40d8178b2a5f5
-PYTHON_PYSMI_SETUP_TYPE = poetry
+PYTHON_PYSMI_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a7/80/917111aaa4bf931bbd4d9a6c89864de2304b79cba8ce49639a6440ecd5ba
+PYTHON_PYSMI_SETUP_TYPE = flit
 PYTHON_PYSMI_LICENSE = BSD-2-Clause
 PYTHON_PYSMI_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.rst