diff --git a/flit/__init__.py b/flit/__init__.py
index 9142eff..f4e04da 100644
--- a/flit/__init__.py
+++ b/flit/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from flit.flit import main
 
-__version__ = "20241216.0"
+__version__ = "20250204.0"
 
 
 def flit():
diff --git a/flit/flit.py b/flit/flit.py
index e66994e..37e3e07 100755
--- a/flit/flit.py
+++ b/flit/flit.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import argparse
 import json
 import os
+import sys
 import random
 import shutil
 import string