diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d10135a..1e71a5c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       extras_require={
           "test": [
               'pytest==7.0.1',
-              'pylint==2.12.*',
+              'pylint>=2.12,<3.1',
               'pytest-cov==3.0.0'
           ]
       },