diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 6c74ddf3..1d9b42a9 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # hacking pulls in flake8
 hacking!=0.13.0,<0.14,>=0.12.0 # Apache-2.0
 bashate >= 0.2
-pylint
+pylint<2.5.0