diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index e9c81da..152844f 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies:
   path: ^1.8.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
-  commitlint_cli: ^0.7.0
+  commitlint_cli: ">=0.7.0 <0.9.0"
   lint_staged: ^0.5.0
   lints: ^2.0.0
   test: ^1.17.0