diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index d9963ef..c0ec5d4 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^1.0",
         "phpcsstandards/phpcsextra": "^1.0",
         "slevomat/coding-standard": "^8.16",
-        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.7"
+        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^4.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "ext-dom": "*",