diff --git a/.flowconfig b/.flowconfig
index cd3dd707a72..aea40865318 100644
--- a/.flowconfig
+++ b/.flowconfig
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ suppress_comment=\\(.\\|\n\\)*\\$FlowFixedInNextDeploy
 suppress_comment=\\(.\\|\n\\)*\\$FlowExpectedError
 
 [version]
-^0.70.0
+^0.71.0
diff --git a/local-cli/core/index.js b/local-cli/core/index.js
index f3059be0a62..3bb0481421b 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/index.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/index.js
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ const defaultRNConfig = {
         const name = pathToCommands.split(path.sep)[0];
 
         return attachPackage(
-          // $FlowFixMe non-literal require
           require(path.join(appRoot, 'node_modules', pathToCommands)),
-          // $FlowFixMe non-literal require
           require(path.join(appRoot, 'node_modules', name, 'package.json'))
         );
       });
diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/_flowconfig b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/_flowconfig
index 4f75b3cb140..187b25e4815 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/_flowconfig
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/_flowconfig
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ suppress_comment=\\(.\\|\n\\)*\\$FlowFixedInNextDeploy
 suppress_comment=\\(.\\|\n\\)*\\$FlowExpectedError
 
 [version]
-^0.70.0
+^0.71.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 62b09618c92..37b3feb4ca0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-jest": "21.8.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "2.6.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "7.6.1",
-    "flow-bin": "^0.70.0",
+    "flow-bin": "^0.71.0",
     "jest": "23.0.0-beta.2",
     "jest-junit": "3.7.0",
     "prettier": "1.12.1",