diff --git a/.perlcriticrc b/.perlcriticrc
index ddddcada3..9d7566975 100644
--- a/.perlcriticrc
+++ b/.perlcriticrc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 theme = community
 
 # 5 is the least complainy, 1 is the most complainy
-severity = 5
+severity = 4