diff --git a/package/python-flask/Config.in b/package/python-flask/Config.in
index 19b2f0ae7b..8dc2cef356 100644
--- a/package/python-flask/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-flask/Config.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_FLASK
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_JINJA2 # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_WERKZEUG # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_ITSDANGEROUS # runtime
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_SSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_ZLIB
 	help
diff --git a/package/python-flask/python-flask.hash b/package/python-flask/python-flask.hash
index 37ff0d70a5..3b5afc48e7 100644
--- a/package/python-flask/python-flask.hash
+++ b/package/python-flask/python-flask.hash
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # md5, sha256 from https://pypi.org/pypi/flask/json
-md5  a5d5fe05dff5c6e0d28ece3fb03ef5cd  Flask-2.3.2.tar.gz
-sha256  8c2f9abd47a9e8df7f0c3f091ce9497d011dc3b31effcf4c85a6e2b50f4114ef  Flask-2.3.2.tar.gz
+md5  4848c9d5305197822b5b00c8e9a6d9aa  flask-3.0.0.tar.gz
+sha256  cfadcdb638b609361d29ec22360d6070a77d7463dcb3ab08d2c2f2f168845f58  flask-3.0.0.tar.gz
 # Locally computed sha256 checksums
 sha256  489a8e1108509ed98a37bb983e11e0f7e1d31f0bd8f99a79c8448e7ff37d07ea  LICENSE.rst
 sha256  c9362a7258a11c84a8f7e825ccbbb5c425c6fc02368d3aee6494533fb99ba1f4  docs/license.rst
diff --git a/package/python-flask/python-flask.mk b/package/python-flask/python-flask.mk
index b0a38488f8..1372d915c1 100644
--- a/package/python-flask/python-flask.mk
+++ b/package/python-flask/python-flask.mk
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_FLASK_VERSION = 2.3.2
-PYTHON_FLASK_SOURCE = Flask-$(PYTHON_FLASK_VERSION).tar.gz
-PYTHON_FLASK_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4d/00/ef81c18da32fdfcde6381c315f4b11597fb6691180a330418848efee0ae7
-PYTHON_FLASK_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_FLASK_VERSION = 3.0.0
+PYTHON_FLASK_SOURCE = flask-$(PYTHON_FLASK_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON_FLASK_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d8/09/c1a7354d3925a3c6c8cfdebf4245bae67d633ffda1ba415add06ffc839c5
+PYTHON_FLASK_SETUP_TYPE = flit
 PYTHON_FLASK_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 PYTHON_FLASK_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.rst docs/license.rst
 PYTHON_FLASK_CPE_ID_VENDOR = palletsprojects