diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8c639a9c..aad78007 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "pyyaml",
     "mccabe>=0.5.0",
     "pyflakes<2.3.0,>=2.2.0",
-    "pycodestyle<2.7.0,>=2.6.0",
+    "pycodestyle<2.9.0,>=2.6.0",
     "pep8-naming>=0.3.3,<=0.10.0",
     "pydocstyle>=2.0.0",
     "pylint<3,>=2.8.3",