diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 8927ab48..2167fdd4 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^9.5",
-        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3"
+        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.7"
     },
     "extra": {
         "expose": [