diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 0ab522c75..4ad9521f2 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ dev_dependencies:
   dartdoc: ">=6.0.0 <8.0.0"
   grinder: ^0.9.0
   node_preamble: ^2.0.2
-  lints: ^2.0.0
+  lints: ">=2.0.0 <4.0.0"
   protoc_plugin: ">=20.0.0 <22.0.0"
   pub_api_client: ^2.1.1
   pubspec_parse: ^1.0.0