diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 370c14c5..7bb105bc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pytest-subtests = "^0.13.1"
 isort = "^5.10.1"
 pre-commit = "^2.19.0"
 mypy = ">=1.0.0, !=1.11.0"
-flake8 = "^5.0.4"
+flake8 = ">=5.0.4"
 Sphinx = "^5.2.3"
 
 [build-system]