diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake8.yml b/.github/workflows/flake8.yml
index 640413b4e..6179ecb1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flake8.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake8.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         pip install tox
-        pip install flake8
+        pip install flake8==6.1.0
     - name: Run flake8 with tox
       run: |
         flake8 src