diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index b5fe1bdfe4..f92375fab1 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dev_dependencies:
   analyzer: ^6.0.0
   build_runner: ^2.4.6
   json_serializable: ^6.7.1
-  lints: ^2.0.1
+  lints: ">=2.0.1 <4.0.0"
   test: ^1.21.4
   coverage: ^1.6.2