diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 7abe62e21f..eb7f8309f1 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.0 || ^5.0 || ^6.0 || ^7.0 || ^8.0 || ^9.0"
     },
     "replace": {
-        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "> 2.0"
+        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "3.7.2"
     },
     "bin": [
         "bin/phpcs",