diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5d4fd63..bd2f08d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       extras_require={
           "test": [
               'pytest==7.3.1',
-              'pylint==2.12.*',
+              'pylint>=2.12,<2.18',
               'pytest-cov==4.0.0'
           ]
       },