diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 2f9e6ed27..c55fe35d4 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ exclude = .tox,.venv,build,dist,doc,git/ext/,test
 
 rst-roles =  # for flake8-RST-docstrings
     attr,class,func,meth,mod,obj,ref,term,var  # used by sphinx
+
+min-python-version = 3.7.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index eeee18110..deaafe214 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mypy
 flake8
 flake8-bugbear
 flake8-comprehensions
+flake8-typing-imports
 
 virtualenv