diff --git a/openadapt/spacy_model_helpers/download_model.py b/openadapt/spacy_model_helpers/download_model.py
index 37de16ce6..8826e3509 100644
--- a/openadapt/spacy_model_helpers/download_model.py
+++ b/openadapt/spacy_model_helpers/download_model.py
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ def download_latest_model_version() -> str:
             for filename in filenames:
                 if filename.endswith(".whl"):
                     continue
-                relative_path = f"{pathlib.Path(dirpath).relative_to(model_dir)}/{filename}".replace(
+                # TODO: noqa below is a hack to force compatibility between flake8/black
+                relative_path = f"{pathlib.Path(dirpath).relative_to(model_dir)}/{filename}".replace(  # noqa: E501
                     "\\", "/"
                 ).replace(
                     "./", ""
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5f3f86ba4..b069aa26a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ capture = "openadapt.capture:test"
 postinstall = "scripts.postinstall:main"
 
 [tool.black]
+line-length = 88
 extend-exclude = '''
 /(
     venv