diff --git a/pylintrc b/pylintrc
index 2cdd6321e..d8e47dc11 100644
--- a/pylintrc
+++ b/pylintrc
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@ disable=abstract-method,
         arguments-renamed,
         attribute-defined-outside-init,
         bad-classmethod-argument,
-        bad-continuation,
         bad-indentation,
         bad-mcs-classmethod-argument,
         bad-super-call,
-        bad-whitespace,
         bare-except,
         blacklisted-name,
         broad-except,
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@ disable=abstract-method,
         logging-not-lazy,
         lost-exception,
         method-hidden,
-        misplaced-comparison-constant,
         missing-docstring,
         missing-final-newline,
         multiple-imports,
@@ -60,12 +57,10 @@ disable=abstract-method,
         no-else-continue,
         no-else-raise,
         no-else-return,
-        no-init,
         no-member,
         no-method-argument,
         no-name-in-module,
         no-self-argument,
-        no-self-use,
         no-value-for-parameter,
         not-an-iterable,
         not-callable,
@@ -102,6 +97,7 @@ disable=abstract-method,
         ungrouped-imports,
         unidiomatic-typecheck,
         unnecessary-comprehension,
+        unnecessary-dunder-call,
         unnecessary-lambda,
         unnecessary-pass,
         unreachable,
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ab8a715c2..4d1bb574d 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ commands =
 [testenv:security]
 basepython = python3
 deps =
-    bandit==1.7.3
+    bandit==1.7.4
 commands =
     bandit -r -c .bandit.yml {posargs:scrapy}
 
@@ -57,16 +57,17 @@ deps =
     {[testenv]deps}
     # Twisted[http2] is required to import some files
     Twisted[http2]>=17.9.0
-    pytest-flake8
-    flake8==3.9.2  # https://github.com/tholo/pytest-flake8/issues/81
+    pytest-flake8==1.1.1
+    flake8==4.0.1
 commands =
     pytest --flake8 {posargs:docs scrapy tests}
 
 [testenv:pylint]
-basepython = python3
+# reppy does not support Python 3.9+
+basepython = python3.8
 deps =
     {[testenv:extra-deps]deps}
-    pylint==2.12.2
+    pylint==2.14.5
 commands =
     pylint conftest.py docs extras scrapy setup.py tests
 
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ setenv =
     {[pinned]setenv}
 
 [testenv:extra-deps]
+# reppy does not support Python 3.9+
+basepython = python3.8
 deps =
     {[testenv]deps}
     boto