diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 080a43f5..a7b7d38c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ commands =
     tests/test_util.py \
     tests/test_valid_requests.py
 deps =
-  pylint=2.17.4
+  pylint==2.17.4
 
 [testenv:docs-lint]
 allowlist_externals =