diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 60f46363b..71524052d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ repos:
       - id: black
 
   - repo: https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8
-    rev: 3.7.9
+    rev: 3.8.1
     hooks:
       - id: flake8
         args: ['--config=setup.cfg']