diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 2e9d9fe..414940a 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pip>=20.2.2
 wheel>=0.35.1
 watchdog==2.0.2
-flake8==3.9.0
+flake8==5.0.3
 tox==3.23.0
 coverage==5.5
 Sphinx==3.5.2