diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 3873994d4..6a8e16950 100644
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ repos:
     hooks:
     - id: black
 -   repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8
-    rev: 3.9.2
+    rev: 6.1.0
     hooks:
     - id: flake8
diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/noxfile.py.j2 b/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/noxfile.py.j2
index 9234d4e7e..5db859fa4 100644
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/noxfile.py.j2
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/noxfile.py.j2
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import warnings
 
 import nox
 
+FLAKE8_VERSION = "flake8==6.1.0"
 BLACK_VERSION = "black[jupyter]==23.7.0"
 ISORT_VERSION = "isort==5.11.0"
 LINT_PATHS = ["docs", "google", "tests", "noxfile.py", "setup.py"]
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ def lint(session):
     Returns a failure if the linters find linting errors or sufficiently
     serious code quality issues.
     """
-    session.install("flake8", BLACK_VERSION)
+    session.install(FLAKE8_VERSION, BLACK_VERSION)
     session.run(
         "black",
         "--check",