diff --git a/lang/python/python-boto3/Makefile b/lang/python/python-boto3/Makefile
index ebc38ecd76..88fdf19748 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-boto3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-boto3/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-boto3
-PKG_VERSION:=1.28.7
+PKG_VERSION:=1.42.86
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PYPI_NAME:=boto3
-PKG_HASH:=ef6a465d3b25b89bcd00ff69675b33917166145e544735dcb9978091f5b0b752
+PKG_HASH:=c87d2a750b1a8cad0384d1a83d3bad6aedf924ae9a14aaba814bcb3297b39c01
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Daniel Danzberger <daniel@dd-wrt.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=Apache-2.0
diff --git a/lang/python/python-boto3/test.sh b/lang/python/python-boto3/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4ba4dad665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/python-boto3/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+[ "$1" = python3-boto3 ] || exit 0
+
+python3 - << 'EOF'
+import boto3
+from botocore.stub import Stubber
+
+# Test client creation (no real AWS credentials needed)
+client = boto3.client("s3", region_name="us-east-1")
+assert client is not None
+
+# Test with stubber (no network)
+stubber = Stubber(client)
+stubber.add_response(
+    "list_buckets",
+    {"Buckets": [{"Name": "my-bucket", "CreationDate": __import__("datetime").datetime.now()}]},
+)
+with stubber:
+    response = client.list_buckets()
+    assert len(response["Buckets"]) == 1
+    assert response["Buckets"][0]["Name"] == "my-bucket"
+EOF