diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0c59b787..25ae537a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 _PACKAGES = find_packages(exclude=["*.tests", "*.tests.*", "tests.*", "tests"])
 
 _INSTALL_REQUIRES = [
-    'pylint>=1.5.6',
+    'pylint<2.0.0,>=1.5.6',
     'pylint-celery>=0.3',
     'pylint-django>=0.7.2',
     'pylint-flask>=0.3',
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     'dodgy>=0.1.9',
     'pyyaml',
     'mccabe>=0.5.0',
-    'pyflakes>=0.8.1',
+    'pyflakes<2.0.0,>=0.8.1',
     'pycodestyle==2.0.0',
     'pep8-naming>=0.3.3',
     'pydocstyle>=2.0.0',