diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 6b67e61..29906d4 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pip==9.0.1
 bumpversion==0.5.3
 wheel==0.29.0
 watchdog==0.8.3
-flake8==3.2.1
+flake8==7.0.0
 tox==2.7.0
 coverage==4.3.4
 Sphinx==1.5.5