diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 85d5d42635..d4d62738e2 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ mock==4.0.2; python_version >= '3.6'
 distro; python_version >= '3.8'
 nose
 nose-timer; python_version >= '2.7'
-pylint; python_version > '2.6'
+pylint; python_version > '2.6' and python_version < '3.6'
+pylint==2.8.3; python_version >= '3.6'
+