diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 6148720365..b8d6ca33b5 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 [flake8]
 min_python_version = 3.8
+
+# Incompatible with black see https://github.com/ambv/black/issues/315
 ignore =
-    E203, W503, # Incompatible with black see https://github.com/ambv/black/issues/315
+    E203, W503
 
 max-line-length=120
 max-complexity=39
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index aa287b7368..529b695be3 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ coverage~=6.5
 pre-commit==2.20.0
 codespell==2.2.2
 bandit==1.7.4
-flake8==5.0.4
+flake8==6.0.0