diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e13832d4..e0b2e5ad 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "wp-cli/wp-cli": "^2.5"
+        "wp-cli/wp-cli": "^2.12"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "wp-cli/extension-command": "^1.2 || ^2",