diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 697751841e356a4b3deedef1569052c6954783e8..8deae0542cb4357e809386debd207c8b5e2f75ee 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 		"php": ">=7.0",
 		"dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^1",
 		"squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.6",
-		"wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "dev-develop",
+		"wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "dev-develop as 2.4.x-dev",
 		"phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp": "^2.1.1"
 	},
 	"require-dev": {