diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 6fb8dec60..d5ff64461 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dependencies:
 
 dev_dependencies:
   analyzer: ">=6.8.0 <9.0.0"
-  archive: ^3.1.2
+  archive: ">=3.1.2 <5.0.0"
   crypto: ^3.0.0
   dartdoc: ">=8.0.14 <10.0.0"
   grinder: ^0.9.0