diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index dde2e84..2bed11f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ coveralls==3.3.1
 docopt==0.6.2
 entrypoints==0.3
 filelock==3.4.2
-flake8==3.9.2
+flake8==5.0.4
 idna==3.2
 importlib-metadata==4.8.1
 mccabe==0.6.1