diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index d383aaef..88bb4f69 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "require-dev": {
         "joomla/test": "^4.0",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^12.2.6",
-        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.7.2",
+        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^4.0",
         "phpstan/phpstan": "^2.1.17",
         "phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules": "^2.0.3"
     },