diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f3b4fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[flake8]
+extend-select =
+    # bugbear
+    B
+    # bugbear opinions
+    B9
+    # implicit str concat
+    ISC
+extend-ignore =
+    # slice notation whitespace, invalid
+    E203
+    # line length, handled by bugbear B950
+    E501
+    # bare except, handled by bugbear B001
+    E722
+    # zip with strict=, requires python >= 3.10
+    B905
+    # string formatting opinion, B028 renamed to B907
+    B028
+    B907
+# up to 88 allowed by bugbear B950
+max-line-length = 80
+per-file-ignores =
+    # __init__ exports names
+    src/flask/__init__.py: F401
diff --git a/examples/javascript/js_example/__init__.py b/examples/javascript/js_example/__init__.py
index 068b2d98..0ec3ca21 100644
--- a/examples/javascript/js_example/__init__.py
+++ b/examples/javascript/js_example/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ from flask import Flask
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
-from js_example import views  # noqa: F401
+from js_example import views  # noqa: E402, F401
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ea7f66e2..736bd50f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -61,33 +61,6 @@ source =
     src
     */site-packages
 
-[flake8]
-# B = bugbear
-# E = pycodestyle errors
-# F = flake8 pyflakes
-# W = pycodestyle warnings
-# B9 = bugbear opinions
-# ISC = implicit str concat
-select = B, E, F, W, B9, ISC
-ignore =
-    # slice notation whitespace, invalid
-    E203
-    # import at top, too many circular import fixes
-    E402
-    # line length, handled by bugbear B950
-    E501
-    # bare except, handled by bugbear B001
-    E722
-    # bin op line break, invalid
-    W503
-    # requires Python 3.10
-    B905
-# up to 88 allowed by bugbear B950
-max-line-length = 80
-per-file-ignores =
-    # __init__ exports names
-    src/flask/__init__.py: F401
-
 [mypy]
 files = src/flask, tests/typing
 python_version = 3.7
diff --git a/tests/test_appctx.py b/tests/test_appctx.py
index f5ca0bde..aa3a8b4e 100644
--- a/tests/test_appctx.py
+++ b/tests/test_appctx.py
@@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ def test_app_tearing_down_with_unhandled_exception(app, client):
 
     @app.route("/")
     def index():
-        raise Exception("dummy")
+        raise ValueError("dummy")
 
-    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="dummy"):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="dummy"):
         with app.app_context():
             client.get("/")
 
     assert len(cleanup_stuff) == 1
-    assert isinstance(cleanup_stuff[0], Exception)
+    assert isinstance(cleanup_stuff[0], ValueError)
     assert str(cleanup_stuff[0]) == "dummy"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_apps/blueprintapp/__init__.py b/tests/test_apps/blueprintapp/__init__.py
index 4b057985..ad594cf1 100644
--- a/tests/test_apps/blueprintapp/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/test_apps/blueprintapp/__init__.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ from flask import Flask
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config["DEBUG"] = True
-from blueprintapp.apps.admin import admin
-from blueprintapp.apps.frontend import frontend
+from blueprintapp.apps.admin import admin  # noqa: E402
+from blueprintapp.apps.frontend import frontend  # noqa: E402
 
 app.register_blueprint(admin)
 app.register_blueprint(frontend)
diff --git a/tests/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic.py
index d547012a..9aca6679 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -1472,11 +1472,11 @@ def test_static_route_with_host_matching():
         rv = flask.url_for("static", filename="index.html", _external=True)
         assert rv == "http://example.com/static/index.html"
     # Providing static_host without host_matching=True should error.
-    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
         flask.Flask(__name__, static_host="example.com")
     # Providing host_matching=True with static_folder
     # but without static_host should error.
-    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
         flask.Flask(__name__, host_matching=True)
     # Providing host_matching=True without static_host
     # but with static_folder=None should not error.