diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt
index 303818057..cac0a6cca 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ psycopg2==2.6.2
 
 coverage==4.1
 django-coverage-plugin==1.3.1
-flake8==2.6.2
+flake8==3.0.0
 django-test-plus==1.0.14
 factory_boy==2.7.0