diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5ab7fa2ce0df4d17119b4d948cc4219f27d2c462..4317a932165bdb9bd4034b56c8ec04f4aa0e82d9 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "license": "MIT",
     "keywords": ["wordpress", "code sniffer", "admin"],
     "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/wpdesk/wp-code-sniffer",
-    "type": "library",
+    "type": "phpcodesniffer-standard",
     "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "authors": [
         {