diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fb6abad..5bdb1eb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ setup(
     packages=find_packages(exclude=('tests*', 'testing*')),
     install_requires=[
         # quickfix to prevent pep8 conflicts
-        'flake8!=2.5.3',
+        'flake8==3.0.0b2',
         'argparse',
         'autopep8>=1.1',
         'pyyaml',