diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8cafa92..c88c3a9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ ifeq ($(filter $(version),5.3 5.4 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3),)
 	sed -i -e "s/\(\s\+\)\(storage_factory_id:\)/\1# \2/" tests/Functional/App/config.yaml
 endif
 
-	composer require "symfony/symfony:$(version).*" --dev --no-update
-	composer update symfony/* monolog/monolog --prefer-dist --with-all-dependencies --no-progress
-.PHONY: switch-symfony-version
+	composer global require symfony/flex --no-interaction || true
+	composer global config --no-plugins allow-plugins.symfony/flex true
+	SYMFONY_REQUIRE=$(version).* composer update symfony/* monolog/monolog --prefer-dist --with-all-dependencies --no-progress
+	composer global config --no-plugins allow-plugins.symfony/flex false
+.PHONY: switch-symfony
 
 test: install ## Run the unit tests.
 	./vendor/bin/phpunit