diff --git a/srcpkgs/flake8/template b/srcpkgs/flake8/template
index b6724824d4b..fdf5f357459 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flake8/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flake8/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'flake8'
 pkgname=flake8
-version=3.2.0
+version=3.2.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python-module
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/f/flake8/flake8-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=f4c3c0aeb8018319993b2c47a2491fb7ea8b3a51c7a86cba38301ae1561b364e
+checksum=c7c460b5aff3a2063c798a77af18ec70af3941d35a22e2e76965e3c0e0b36055
 alternatives="flake8:flake8:/usr/bin/python2-flake8"
 
 pre_build() {
-	# remove all caps
-	sed -i 's/, *< *[0-9=.]*//' setup.py
+	sed -i setup.py \
+		-e 's/, *< *[0-9=.]*//' \
+		-e '/setup_requires/d'
 }
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE