diff --git a/backend/dev-requirements.txt b/backend/dev-requirements.txt
index 7f43ad958..4a7ba2641 100644
--- a/backend/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 bandit==1.7.4
 black==23.3.0
 coverage==6.4.4
-flake8==5.0.4
+flake8==6.1.0
 isort==5.12.0
 mypy-protobuf==3.4.0
 parameterized==0.9.0