diff --git a/readalongs/text/make_fsg.py b/readalongs/text/make_fsg.py
index 6a1ad4d6..6fda3ab5 100644
--- a/readalongs/text/make_fsg.py
+++ b/readalongs/text/make_fsg.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 file for processing by PocketSphinx, SoundSwallower or SoundSwallower.js
 """
 
-
 import datetime
 import os
 
diff --git a/requirements.dev.txt b/requirements.dev.txt
index e7605f31..c731faf7 100644
--- a/requirements.dev.txt
+++ b/requirements.dev.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This is a set of development dependencies
-black~=23.0
+black>=24.3.0, ==24.*
 flake8>=4.0.1
 gitlint-core==0.17.0
 isort>=5.10.1