diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f8dda13c..1617b3eb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ versionfile_build = datasette/_version.py
 tag_prefix =
 parentdir_prefix = datasette-
 
+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 160