diff --git a/modules/restricted-guests/synapse/setup.cfg b/modules/restricted-guests/synapse/setup.cfg
index d190edbb..4a302c87 100644
--- a/modules/restricted-guests/synapse/setup.cfg
+++ b/modules/restricted-guests/synapse/setup.cfg
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dev =
   pydantic == 2.4.2
   # for linting
   black == 22.3.0
-  flake8 == 4.0.1
+  flake8 ==7.3.0
   isort == 5.9.3