diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 76482bd7..9510e603 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ dependencies:
 
 dev_dependencies:
   dependency_validator: ^3.2.2
-  dart_dev: ^3.9.2
+  dart_dev: '>=3.9.2 <5.0.0'
   glob: ^2.1.1