diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index f2bf6ae2..20af5dac 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         "joomla/uri": "^3.0",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^10.0",
         "symfony/phpunit-bridge": "^7.0",
-        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "~3.10.2",
+        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "~4.0",
         "phpstan/phpstan": "1.12.27",
         "phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules": "1.2.1"
     },