diff --git a/tools/android_lint/pubspec.yaml b/tools/android_lint/pubspec.yaml
index b27131c37c920..53d7d6c5a203b 100644
--- a/tools/android_lint/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/tools/android_lint/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 name: android_lint
+
+environment:
+  sdk: ">=2.12.0 <3.0.0"
+
 dependencies:
   args: 1.5.0
   path: ^1.6.2