diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c06ff0d7d..5d460bf8b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ linting = [
     # Pylint 4 dropped `suggestion-mode` from .pylintrc and tightened
     # naming-style enforcement (rejects PARSABLE_CLASS_TYPE). The cap keeps
     # the old behavior; bumping it is a separate migration.
-    "pylint<4",
+    "pylint<5",
     {include-group = "docs"},
     {include-group = "json_schemas"},
 ]