diff --git a/packages/mason_api/pubspec.yaml b/packages/mason_api/pubspec.yaml
index 406ed8b02..8e834bbfb 100644
--- a/packages/mason_api/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/mason_api/pubspec.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ environment:
   sdk: ^3.5.4
 
 dependencies:
-  cli_util: ^0.4.1
+  cli_util: ">=0.4.1 <0.6.0"
   http: ^1.2.2
   json_annotation: ^4.9.0
   meta: ^1.15.0