diff --git a/lib/cmd/lint.js b/lib/cmd/lint.js
index 3941598..a697d1e 100644
--- a/lib/cmd/lint.js
+++ b/lib/cmd/lint.js
@@ -260,16 +260,19 @@ function noDescription(obj) {
 }
 
 /**
- * check camelCase, but more flexible than lodash's algorithm
- * @param  {string}  str
- * @return {Boolean}
+ * Check if a string contains non-letter, non-number, or non-underscore chars
+ *
+ * @param  {string} str
+ * @return {boolean}
  */
-function isCamelCased(str) {
-  const camel = _.camelCase(str);
+function isValidKilnDotNotation(str) {
+  // https://regex101.com/r/wapXTM/2 for an example of this regex in action
+
+  // This function is used after "toDotNotation()" in "assertCamelCasedProps()" below
+  // "toDotNotation" actually allows numbers, which are not valid property accessors in dot notation, but which is why we permit numbers here
 
-  // note: we're lowercasing everything because we don't care about 100% perfect camelCase (e.g. imageURL is valid),
-  // we just want to make sure that people aren't using weird characters that cannot be used as properties in dot notation
-  return str.toLowerCase() === camel.toLowerCase() || str.toLowerCase() === `_${camel}`.toLowerCase(); // lodash's camelCase() will remove leading underscores, which we allow in things like _version, _description, and _devDescription
+  // If the regex returns false, it means that the string is valid
+  return !(/[^\w\$_]/g.test(str));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@ function isCamelCased(str) {
  */
 function nonCamelCasedProps(obj) {
   return _.reduce(obj, (errors, value, key) => {
-    return !isCamelCased(key) ? errors.concat(key) : errors;
+    return !isValidKilnDotNotation(key) ? errors.concat(key) : errors;
   }, []);
 }