diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 05422321..28263180 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "pytest-cov",
     "pytest-lazy-fixture==0.6.3",
     "pytest-mock",
-    "pylint<2.14",
+    "pylint<2.16",
     # we use this to suppress pytest-related false positives in our tests.
     "pylint-pytest",
     # we use this to suppress some messages in tests, eg: foo/bar naming,