diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3db0d291c..1407be475 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 dev_requires = [
     "black==22.3.0",
-    "flake8==3.7.9",
+    "flake8>=4,<5",
     "flake8-black==0.3.3",
     "flake8-bugbear==20.1.4",
 ] + tests_require