diff --git a/kedro/templates/project/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.cfg b/kedro/templates/project/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.flake8
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rename from kedro/templates/project/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.cfg
rename to kedro/templates/project/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.flake8