diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 73bb32dc..46bf5972 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "require": {
     "php": "^5.3|^7",
     "composer-plugin-api": "^1.0",
-    "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "*"
+    "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^2|^3"
   },
   "require-dev": {
     "composer/composer": "*",