diff --git a/srcpkgs/flake8/template b/srcpkgs/flake8/template
index d5e68dde1b9..0433af3aa46 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flake8/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flake8/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'flake8'
 pkgname=flake8
-version=3.9.2
-revision=2
+version=4.0.1
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 depends="python3-pycodestyle python3-pyflakes python3-mccabe"
@@ -12,15 +12,14 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PyCQA/flake8/master/docs/source/release-notes/$version.rst"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/f/flake8/flake8-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=07528381786f2a6237b061f6e96610a4167b226cb926e2aa2b6b1d78057c576b
+checksum=806e034dda44114815e23c16ef92f95c91e4c71100ff52813adf7132a6ad870d
 
 do_check() {
 	# from alpine
 	PYTHONPATH=build/lib python3 -m pytest \
 			--deselect=tests/integration/test_api_legacy.py::test_legacy_api \
 			--deselect=tests/integration/test_main.py \
-			--deselect=tests/integration/test_plugins.py \
-			--deselect=tests/unit/test_setuptools_command.py::test_package_files_removes_submodules
+			--deselect=tests/integration/test_plugins.py
 }
 
 post_install() {