diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 3719884..3f3863b 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pip==19.1.1
 bumpversion==0.5.3
 wheel==0.33.4
 watchdog==0.9.0
-flake8==3.7.7
+flake8==7.1.0
 pytest-mypy==0.3.2
 tox==3.12.1
 coverage==4.5.3