diff --git a/dev-requirements/flake8.txt b/dev-requirements/flake8.txt
index 7fca073519..d9a8845d49 100644
--- a/dev-requirements/flake8.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements/flake8.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-flake8==6.0.0
+flake8==6.1.0
 
 # Plugins
 # Ref: https://github.com/DmytroLitvinov/awesome-flake8-extensions
diff --git a/tests/hikari/internal/test_enums.py b/tests/hikari/internal/test_enums.py
index 46150cb576..054337910e 100644
--- a/tests/hikari/internal/test_enums.py
+++ b/tests/hikari/internal/test_enums.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class Enum(int, enums.Enum):
 
         returned = Enum(9)
         assert returned == Enum.foo
-        assert type(returned) == Enum
+        assert type(returned) is Enum
 
     def test_call_when_not_member(self):
         class Enum(int, enums.Enum):
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class Enum(int, enums.Enum):
 
         returned = Enum(69)
         assert returned == 69
-        assert type(returned) != Enum
+        assert type(returned) is not Enum
 
     def test_getitem(self):
         class Enum(int, enums.Enum):
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Enum(int, enums.Enum):
 
         returned = Enum["foo"]
         assert returned == Enum.foo
-        assert type(returned) == Enum
+        assert type(returned) is Enum
 
     def test_contains(self):
         class Enum(int, enums.Enum):
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ class TestFlag(enums.Flag):
 
         returned = TestFlag["FOO"]
         assert returned == TestFlag.FOO
-        assert type(returned) == TestFlag
+        assert type(returned) is TestFlag
 
     def test_repr(self):
         class TestFlag(enums.Flag):