diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index 794b6c773..89e6f5065 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ devDependencies:
   mocha: '>= 1.17.0'
 
   # linting tools
-  eslint: 'eslint/eslint'
+  eslint: '>= 0.4.2'
 
   # for debugging memory leaks, it'll be require()'d if
   # installed, but I don't want it to be installed everytime