diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e396a80ca..0850187a0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cookiecutter==1.4.0
-flake8==2.5.5 # pyup: != 2.6.0
+flake8==2.6.1 # pyup: != 2.6.0
 sh==1.11
 binaryornot==0.4.0
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt
index 5536b9dc2..2f000b1ea 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ psycopg2==2.6.1
 
 coverage==4.1
 django-coverage-plugin==1.3.1
-flake8==2.5.5 # pyup: != 2.6.0
+flake8==2.6.1 # pyup: != 2.6.0
 django-test-plus==1.0.13
 factory_boy==2.7.0