diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 54b934e..0cbf6e6 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies:
   iregexp: ^0.1.2
 
 dev_dependencies:
-  lints: ^2.1.0
+  lints: ">=2.1.0 <4.0.0"
   test: ^1.21.1
   path: ^1.8.2
   check_coverage: ^0.0.4