diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 04d575df..c7b8bc81 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^7",
-        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "3.x-dev"
+        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3"
     },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {