diff --git a/gymgenius/backend/requirements.txt b/gymgenius/backend/requirements.txt
index ded8d53..dce818f 100644
--- a/gymgenius/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/gymgenius/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ httpx==0.27.0
 # Code Quality & Linting
 # ============================================================================
 black==24.1.1
-flake8==7.0.0
+flake8==7.3.0
 pylint==3.0.3
 mypy==1.8.0
 bandit==1.7.6