diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 07a2477..a1c29d9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ setup(
     packages=find_packages(exclude=('tests*', 'testing*')),
     install_requires=[
         # quickfix to prevent pycodestyle conflicts
-        'flake8==2.5.3',
+        'flake8==3.0.4',
         'autopep8==1.3',
         'pyyaml',
         'six',