diff --git a/linters/lint-whitespace/lint-whitespace.cabal b/linters/lint-whitespace/lint-whitespace.cabal
index e4fab0631e02430a7a50f4fc3b526362733a4382..4036f05e7407d9bb65d1b96e2206c9bd9e14ba40 100644
--- a/linters/lint-whitespace/lint-whitespace.cabal
+++ b/linters/lint-whitespace/lint-whitespace.cabal
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ executable lint-whitespace
     process
       ^>= 1.6,
     containers
-      ^>= 0.6,
+      >= 0.6 && <0.8,
     base
        >= 4.14 && < 5,
     text