diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 897a55ab..5adcb029 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ To build this buildpack, run the following commands from the buildpack's directo
 1. Install buildpack-packager
 
     ```bash
-    go install github.com/cloudfoundry/libbuildpack/packager/buildpack-packager
+    go get github.com/cloudfoundry/libbuildpack
+    cd ~/go/src/github.com/cloudfoundry/libbuildpack && GO111MODULE=on go mod download
+    cd packager/buildpack-packager &&  GO111MODULE=on go install
     ```
 
 1. Build the buildpack
diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
index b61d4c9b..0ada8b4f 100644
--- a/manifest.yml
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -209,6 +209,15 @@ dependencies:
   - cflinuxfs4
   source: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/86/ff/f75651350db3cf2ef767371307eb163f3cc1ac03e16fdf3ac347607f7edb/setuptools-80.10.1.tar.gz
   source_sha256: bf2e513eb8144c3298a3bd28ab1a5edb739131ec5c22e045ff93cd7f5319703a
+- name: flit-core
+  version: 3.12.0
+  uri: https://buildpacks.cloudfoundry.org/dependencies/flit_core/flit_core-3.12.0_linux_noarch_any-stack_e8745ea3.tgz
+  sha256: e8745ea31b2af10b2056552a65181b52f8fcc645f1ac13a4f6440525fcc896d1
+  cf_stacks:
+    - cflinuxfs4
+    - cflinuxfs3
+  source: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/69/59/b6fc2188dfc7ea4f936cd12b49d707f66a1cb7a1d2c16172963534db741b/flit_core-3.12.0.tar.gz
+  source_sha256: 18f63100d6f94385c6ed57a72073443e1a71a4acb4339491615d0f16d6ff01b2
 include_files:
 - CHANGELOG
 - CONTRIBUTING.md
diff --git a/src/python/supply/supply.go b/src/python/supply/supply.go
index b36a48fd..32b513c4 100644
--- a/src/python/supply/supply.go
+++ b/src/python/supply/supply.go
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ func (s *Supplier) RunPipVendored() error {
 // dependencies - wheel and setuptools. These are packaged by the dependency
 // pipeline within the "pip" dependency.
 func (s *Supplier) InstallCommonBuildDependencies() error {
-	var commonDeps = []string{"wheel", "setuptools"}
+	var commonDeps = []string{"wheel", "setuptools", "flit-core"}
 	tempPath := filepath.Join("/tmp", "common_build_deps")
 	if err := s.Installer.InstallOnlyVersion("pip", tempPath); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/src/python/supply/supply_test.go b/src/python/supply/supply_test.go
index b7947dc3..9b37a64c 100644
--- a/src/python/supply/supply_test.go
+++ b/src/python/supply/supply_test.go
@@ -633,10 +633,11 @@ MarkupSafe==2.0.1
 
 	Describe("InstallCommonBuildDependencies", func() {
 		Context("successful installation", func() {
-			It("runs command to install wheel and setuptools", func() {
+			It("runs command to install wheel, setuptools and flit-core", func() {
 				mockInstaller.EXPECT().InstallOnlyVersion("pip", "/tmp/common_build_deps")
 				mockCommand.EXPECT().Execute(buildDir, gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), "python", "-m", "pip", "install", "wheel", "--no-index", "--upgrade-strategy=only-if-needed", "--find-links=/tmp/common_build_deps")
 				mockCommand.EXPECT().Execute(buildDir, gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), "python", "-m", "pip", "install", "setuptools", "--no-index", "--upgrade-strategy=only-if-needed", "--find-links=/tmp/common_build_deps")
+				mockCommand.EXPECT().Execute(buildDir, gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), "python", "-m", "pip", "install", "flit-core", "--no-index", "--upgrade-strategy=only-if-needed", "--find-links=/tmp/common_build_deps")
 
 				Expect(supplier.InstallCommonBuildDependencies()).To(Succeed())
 			})