diff --git a/packages/custom_lint/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/custom_lint/CHANGELOG.md
index 21f7ce22..d66265a0 100644
--- a/packages/custom_lint/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/custom_lint/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## Unreleased patch
+
+- Support `hotreloader` 4.0.0
+
 ## 0.5.4 - 2023-10-20
 
 - Sort lints by severity in the command line (thanks to @kuhnroyal)
diff --git a/packages/custom_lint_builder/pubspec.yaml b/packages/custom_lint_builder/pubspec.yaml
index 18b9e10b..99d5791d 100644
--- a/packages/custom_lint_builder/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/custom_lint_builder/pubspec.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dependencies:
   # using a specific contract
   custom_lint_core: 0.5.4
   glob: ^2.1.1
-  hotreloader: ^3.0.5
+  hotreloader: ">=3.0.5 <5.0.0"
   meta: ^1.7.0
   path: ^1.8.0
   pubspec_parse: ^1.2.0