diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 1635ba8..7ee4fc2 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pip==9.0.1
 bumpversion==0.5.3
 wheel==0.30.0
 watchdog==0.8.3
-flake8==3.5.0
+flake8==3.7.8
 tox==2.9.1
 coverage==4.5.1
 Sphinx==1.6.7