diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index dbd8af578b..2c30ccd7a6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: blacken-docs
         args: [--line-length=120]
-        additional_dependencies: [black==21.7b0]
+        additional_dependencies: [black==21.12b0]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/executablebooks/mdformat
     rev: 0.7.11