diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 402cbf72..18ed2d10 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ chardet = "^5.1"
 # pin to exact versions, if the tool/lib/plugin is process-relevant
 coverage = "7.8.2"
 ddt = "1.7.2"
-flake8 = "7.2.0"
+flake8 = "7.3.0"
 flake8-annotations = "3.1.1"
 flake8-bugbear = "24.12.12"
 flake8-copyright-validator = "^0.0.1"