diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/build-python-package-flit.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/build-python-package-flit.nix
index 1beff0ebd834..911078a5e340 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/build-python-package-flit.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/build-python-package-flit.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ attrs // {
   buildInputs = [ flit ];
   buildPhase = attrs.buildPhase or ''
     runHook preBuild
-    flit wheel
+    flit build --format wheel
     runHook postBuild
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit/default.nix
index 3a73b464a46f..17b9d018c397 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit/default.nix
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "flit";
-  version = "0.13";
+  version = "1.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "8f558351bf4bb82b872d3bdbea7055cbb2e33ed2bdf809284bf927d4c78bf0ee";
+    sha256 = "95b8577b2232da39ee14ae237575b7a85afeeabc1e87f4a19485fac34f85aa89";
   };
 
   disabled = !isPy3k;