diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e335a3f15..3e30a5dc5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cookiecutter==1.4.0
-flake8==2.6.2
+flake8==3.0.0
 sh==1.11
 binaryornot==0.4.0