diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 9cee1fe..c42955b 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies:
   pubspec_parse: ^1.0.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
-  lints: ^2.0.1
+  lints: ">=2.0.1 <4.0.0"
   test: ^1.15.3
   coverage: ^1.0.2
   check_coverage: ^0.0.2