diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 08aef91..9b908c6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ repos:
       - id: flake8
         name: flake8
         additional_dependencies:
-          - hacking>=3.0.1,<3.1.0
+          - hacking>=6.1.0,<6.2.0
         language: python
         entry: flake8
         files: '^.*\.py$'
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 9120a7a..a594c3a 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-# The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
-# of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
-# process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
-
-hacking>=3.0,<3.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+hacking>=6.1.0,<6.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 coverage!=4.4,>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-subunit>=1.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD