diff --git a/lib/rules/entry-exit-action.js b/lib/rules/entry-exit-action.js
index 4b3fcec..2b84252 100644
--- a/lib/rules/entry-exit-action.js
+++ b/lib/rules/entry-exit-action.js
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@ const {
   isFunctionExpression,
   isCallExpression,
 } = require('../utils/predicates')
+const getSelectorPrefix = require('../utils/getSelectorPrefix')
+const getSettings = require('../utils/getSettings')
 
-function isObjectWithGuard(node) {
-  return node.type === 'ObjectExpression' && hasProperty('cond', node)
+function isObjectWithGuard(node, version) {
+  return (
+    node.type === 'ObjectExpression' &&
+    hasProperty(version > 4 ? 'guard' : 'cond', node)
+  )
 }
 
 function isValidAction(node) {
@@ -21,17 +26,25 @@ function isValidAction(node) {
   )
 }
 
-const entryActionDeclaration =
-  'CallExpression[callee.name=/^createMachine$|^Machine$/] Property[key.name!="states"] > ObjectExpression > Property[key.name="entry"]'
+const entryActionDeclaration = (prefix) =>
+  prefix === ''
+    ? 'Property[key.name!="states"] > ObjectExpression > Property[key.name="entry"]'
+    : `${prefix}Property[key.name!="states"] > ObjectExpression > Property[key.name="entry"]`
 
-const rootEntryActionDeclaration =
-  'CallExpression[callee.name=/^createMachine$|^Machine$/] > ObjectExpression:nth-child(1) > Property[key.name="entry"]'
+const rootEntryActionDeclaration = (prefix) =>
+  prefix === ''
+    ? 'Property[key.name="entry"]'
+    : `${prefix}> ObjectExpression:nth-child(1) > Property[key.name="entry"]`
 
-const exitActionDeclaration =
-  'CallExpression[callee.name=/^createMachine$|^Machine$/] Property[key.name!="states"] > ObjectExpression > Property[key.name="exit"]'
+const exitActionDeclaration = (prefix) =>
+  prefix === ''
+    ? 'Property[key.name!="states"] > ObjectExpression > Property[key.name="exit"]'
+    : `${prefix}Property[key.name!="states"] > ObjectExpression > Property[key.name="exit"]`
 
-const rootExitActionDeclaration =
-  'CallExpression[callee.name=/^createMachine$|^Machine$/] > ObjectExpression:nth-child(1) > Property[key.name="exit"]'
+const rootExitActionDeclaration = (prefix) =>
+  prefix === ''
+    ? 'Property[key.name="exit"]'
+    : `${prefix}> ObjectExpression:nth-child(1) > Property[key.name="exit"]`
 
 module.exports = {
   meta: {
@@ -48,7 +61,7 @@ module.exports = {
       invalidGuardedEntryAction:
         'Invalid declaration of an "entry" action. Use the "choose" or "pure" action creators to specify a conditional entry action.',
       invalidGuardedExitAction:
-        'Invalid declaration of an "entry" action. Use the "choose" or "pure" action creators to specify a conditional entry action.',
+        'Invalid declaration of an "exit" action. Use the "choose" or "pure" action creators to specify a conditional exit action.',
       invalidEntryAction:
         'The "entry" action has an invalid value. Specify a function, string, variable, action creator call, action object, or an array of those.',
       invalidExitAction:
@@ -57,8 +70,10 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create: function (context) {
+    const { version } = getSettings(context)
+    const prefix = getSelectorPrefix(context.sourceCode)
     const validateAction = (actionType) => (node) => {
-      if (isObjectWithGuard(node.value)) {
+      if (isObjectWithGuard(node.value, version)) {
         context.report({
           node,
           messageId:
@@ -80,7 +95,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
       if (node.value.type === 'ArrayExpression') {
         node.value.elements.forEach((element) => {
-          if (isObjectWithGuard(element)) {
+          if (isObjectWithGuard(element, version)) {
             context.report({
               node: element,
               messageId:
@@ -101,10 +116,10 @@ module.exports = {
       }
     }
     return {
-      [entryActionDeclaration]: validateAction('entry'),
-      [rootEntryActionDeclaration]: validateAction('entry'),
-      [exitActionDeclaration]: validateAction('exit'),
-      [rootExitActionDeclaration]: validateAction('exit'),
+      [entryActionDeclaration(prefix)]: validateAction('entry'),
+      [rootEntryActionDeclaration(prefix)]: validateAction('entry'),
+      [exitActionDeclaration(prefix)]: validateAction('exit'),
+      [rootExitActionDeclaration(prefix)]: validateAction('exit'),
     }
   },
 }
diff --git a/lib/utils/getSelectorPrefix.js b/lib/utils/getSelectorPrefix.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..859e667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/getSelectorPrefix.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const isXStateLintingEnforced = require('./isXStateLintingEnforced')
+
+module.exports = function getSelectorPrefix(sourceCode) {
+  return isXStateLintingEnforced(sourceCode)
+    ? ''
+    : 'CallExpression[callee.name=/^createMachine$|^Machine$/] '
+}
diff --git a/lib/utils/isXStateLintingEnforced.js b/lib/utils/isXStateLintingEnforced.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0944842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/isXStateLintingEnforced.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = function isXStateLintingEnforced(sourceCode) {
+  return sourceCode.getAllComments().some(x => x.type === 'Block' && x.value === ' eslint-plugin-xstate-include ')
+}
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/entry-exit-action.js b/tests/lib/rules/entry-exit-action.js
index 353f7a1..1389d45 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/entry-exit-action.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/entry-exit-action.js
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 const RuleTester = require('eslint').RuleTester
 const rule = require('../../../lib/rules/entry-exit-action')
+const { withVersion } = require('../utils/settings')
 
 const tests = {
   valid: [
-    `
+    withVersion(
+      4,
+      `
       createMachine({
         entry: 'someAction',
         exit: ['someAction', () => {}, assign({ foo: true }), someAction],
       })
-    `,
     `
+    ),
+    withVersion(
+      4,
+      `
       createMachine({
         entry: choose([
           {
@@ -21,10 +27,36 @@ const tests = {
           },
         ]),
       })
-    `,
+    `
+    ),
+    withVersion(
+      5,
+      `
+      createMachine({
+        entry: 'someAction',
+        exit: ['someAction', () => {}, assign({ foo: true }), someAction],
+      })
+    `
+    ),
+    withVersion(
+      5,
+      `
+      createMachine({
+        entry: choose([
+          {
+            guard: 'someGuard',
+            actions: 'someAction',
+          },
+          {
+            actions: 'defaultAction',
+          },
+        ]),
+      })
+    `
+    ),
   ],
   invalid: [
-    {
+    withVersion(4, {
       code: `
         createMachine({
           entry: [
@@ -53,8 +85,50 @@ const tests = {
         { messageId: 'invalidGuardedExitAction' },
         { messageId: 'invalidExitAction' },
       ],
-    },
-    {
+    }),
+    withVersion(4, {
+      code: `
+        createMachine({
+          entry: 123, // numbers are invalid
+          exit: {}, // objects without a "type" property are invalid
+        })
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        { messageId: 'invalidEntryAction' },
+        { messageId: 'invalidExitAction' },
+      ],
+    }),
+    withVersion(5, {
+      code: `
+        createMachine({
+          entry: [
+            {
+              guard: 'someGuard',
+              actions: 'someAction',
+            },
+            {
+              actions: 'defaultAction',
+            },
+          ],
+          exit: [
+            {
+              guard: 'someGuard',
+              actions: 'someAction',
+            },
+            {
+              actions: 'defaultAction',
+            },
+          ],
+        })
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        { messageId: 'invalidGuardedEntryAction' },
+        { messageId: 'invalidEntryAction' },
+        { messageId: 'invalidGuardedExitAction' },
+        { messageId: 'invalidExitAction' },
+      ],
+    }),
+    withVersion(5, {
       code: `
         createMachine({
           entry: 123, // numbers are invalid
@@ -65,7 +139,7 @@ const tests = {
         { messageId: 'invalidEntryAction' },
         { messageId: 'invalidExitAction' },
       ],
-    },
+    }),
   ],
 }