diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index af6c7c91e..f43ea54e1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import:
 
 env:
   global:
-    - COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION="4.x-dev"
-    - REQUIRE_RECIPE="4.x-dev"
+    - REQUIRE_RECIPE="4.8.x-dev"
 
 # Using a manual matrix to exlude PHPUNIT_COVERAGE_TEST for now because it was causing some strange issues
 # e.g. https://travis-ci.com/github/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/jobs/457096837