diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a0d86eb..a8f80ce 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ testing =
 	# upstream
 	pytest >= 6
 	pytest-checkdocs >= 2.4
-	pytest-flake8
+	pytest-flake8; \
+		# workaround for tholo/pytest-flake8#87
+		python_version < "3.12"
 	# workaround for tholo/pytest-flake8#87
 	flake8 < 5
 	pytest-black >= 0.3.7; \