diff --git a/requirements_test.txt b/requirements_test.txt
index 401f9cb30f..0348ef6cb2 100644
--- a/requirements_test.txt
+++ b/requirements_test.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pylint==3.0.3
-flake8==6.1.0  # also change in .pre-commit-config.yaml when updating
+flake8==7.0.0  # also change in .pre-commit-config.yaml when updating
 black==23.12.0  # also change in .pre-commit-config.yaml when updating
 pyupgrade==3.15.0  # also change in .pre-commit-config.yaml when updating
 pre-commit