diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5631c03d..223f8471 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ tests = [
     "blackdoc>=0.3.8,<0.3.9",  # runs black on doctests
     "coverage>=5.3,<7.4",
     "doc8>=0.9,<1.2",
-    "pre-commit>=2.9,<3.5",
+    "pre-commit>=2.9,<3.6",
     "pytest>=6.2,<7.5",
     "pytest-console-scripts>=1.1,<1.5",
     "pytest-cov>=2.10,<4.2",