diff --git a/packages/auth/amplify_auth_cognito_dart/pubspec.yaml b/packages/auth/amplify_auth_cognito_dart/pubspec.yaml
index 41d9b97d68..ee14613c74 100644
--- a/packages/auth/amplify_auth_cognito_dart/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/auth/amplify_auth_cognito_dart/pubspec.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ dev_dependencies:
   build_verify: ^3.0.0
   build_web_compilers: ^4.0.0
   built_value_generator: 8.9.3
-  ffigen: ^9.0.0
+  ffigen: ">=9.0.0 <17.0.0"
   json_serializable: 6.8.0
   mockito: ^5.0.0
   smithy_codegen: