diff --git a/requirements/constraints.txt b/requirements/constraints.txt
index 815dcc34..aa2ccdf1 100644
--- a/requirements/constraints.txt
+++ b/requirements/constraints.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,4 @@
 
 # ddt >= 1.4.0 causing test failures
 ddt < 1.4.0
-
-# greater version breaking quality build. fix in separate PR.
-pylint==2.10.2
 backports.zoneinfo;python_version<"3.9"
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diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 139c1159..e22d4c5a 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ pycparser==2.21
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   -r requirements/testing.txt
     #   cffi
-pylint==2.10.2
+pylint==3.0.3
     # via
     #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
diff --git a/requirements/quality.txt b/requirements/quality.txt
index 74c145e5..5ecbd585 100644
--- a/requirements/quality.txt
+++ b/requirements/quality.txt
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ pycparser==2.21
     # via
     #   -r requirements/testing.txt
     #   cffi
-pylint==2.10.2
+pylint==3.0.3
     # via
     #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
     #   edx-lint