diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c44ab90e9..f0595bb1c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cookiecutter==1.4.0
-flake8==2.5.5
+flake8==2.6.0
 sh==1.11
 binaryornot==0.4.0