diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 70d60a73b..d22047cbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           # fails
           git config --global --add safe.directory $(pwd)
           pip install pre-commit
-          pip install pylint==2.12.2
+          pip install pylint==2.17.7
           pip install flake8
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Run CMake"
diff --git a/python/podio/test_ReaderRoot.py b/python/podio/test_ReaderRoot.py
index e475a3c4d..c88d97e15 100644
--- a/python/podio/test_ReaderRoot.py
+++ b/python/podio/test_ReaderRoot.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import unittest
 
 from test_Reader import ReaderTestCaseMixin, LegacyReaderTestCaseMixin  # pylint: disable=import-error
-from test_utils import LEGACY_DATA_AVAILABLE
+from podio.test_utils import LEGACY_DATA_AVAILABLE
 
 from podio.root_io import Reader, LegacyReader
 
diff --git a/python/podio/test_utils.py b/python/podio/test_utils.py
index 9ef559100..e26d53b66 100644
--- a/python/podio/test_utils.py
+++ b/python/podio/test_utils.py
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
   ROOT.gSystem.Load("libTestDataModelDict.so")  # noqa: E402
 from ROOT import ExampleHitCollection, ExampleClusterCollection  # noqa: E402 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 
-from podio import Frame  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
+from .frame import Frame  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 
 
 SKIP_SIO_TESTS = os.environ.get("SKIP_SIO_TESTS", "1") == "1"
 LEGACY_DATA_AVAILABLE = os.environ.get("PODIO_TEST_INPUT_DATA_DIR", None) is not None
 
+
 def create_hit_collection():
   """Create a simple hit collection with two hits for testing"""
   hits = ExampleHitCollection()