diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 917d7656..6d108db3 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^5.7",
-        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "*"
+        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3"
     },
     "extra": {
         "expose": [