diff --git a/.github/workflows/dart_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/dart_ci.yml
index c3a56b1c..f620b616 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dart_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dart_ci.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        sdk: [stable, beta]
+        sdk: [2.13.4, stable, beta]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: dart-lang/setup-dart@v0.1
+      - uses: dart-lang/setup-dart@v1
         with:
-          channel: ${{ matrix.sdk }}
+          sdk: ${{ matrix.sdk }}
 
       - name: Print Dart SDK version
         run: dart --version
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ jobs:
         run: dart pub get
 
       - name: Validate dependencies
-        run: dart pub run dependency_validator -i build_runner,build_test,build_web_compilers,meta
+        run: dart run dependency_validator
         if: always() && steps.install.outcome == 'success'
 
-     - name: Verify formatting
-       run: dart format --output=none --line-length=120 --set-exit-if-changed .
-       if: always() && ${{ matrix.sdk }} == 'stable' && steps.install.outcome == 'success'
+      - name: Verify formatting
+        run: dart format --output=none --line-length=120 --set-exit-if-changed .
+        if: always() && ${{ matrix.sdk }} == 'stable' && steps.install.outcome == 'success'
 
       - name: Analyze project source
         run: dart analyze
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 0852f939..cea15d2c 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ dev_dependencies:
   build_runner: ^1.6.5
   build_test: ^0.10.8
   build_web_compilers: ^2.12.0
-  dependency_validator: ^1.2.0
+  dependency_validator: ^2.0.0
   matcher: ^0.12.5
   mockito: ">=4.1.1 <6.0.0"
   test: ^1.6.5
+
+dependency_validator:
+  ignore:
+    - meta # ignore the pin for now
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