diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 3e90f5ee9..21bfb614b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ css =
     cssselect
 dev =
     allure-pytest
-    flake8
+    flake8<4
     flake8-2020
     flake8-breakpoint
     flake8-bugbear