diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index f5c4528d1d..8182aa10b8 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dev_dependencies:
   dart_style: ^2.3.1
   http: ">=0.13.6 <2.0.0"
   js: ^0.6.7
-  lints: ^2.1.0
+  lints: ">=2.1.0 <4.0.0"
   matcher: ^0.12.15
   test: ^1.24.2
   test_descriptor: ^2.0.1