diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wcwidth_0.2.6.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wcwidth_0.2.8.bb
similarity index 87%
rename from meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wcwidth_0.2.6.bb
rename to meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wcwidth_0.2.8.bb
index fbd008c13d..e906a6d73a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wcwidth_0.2.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wcwidth_0.2.8.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/jquast/wcwidth"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=b15979c39a2543892fca8cd86b4b52cb"
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "a5220780a404dbe3353789870978e472cfe477761f06ee55077256e509b156d0"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "8705c569999ffbb4f6a87c6d1b80f324bd6db952f5eb0b95bc07517f4c1813d4"
 
 inherit pypi setuptools3 ptest