diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 354f43c90..c764cc27e 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": "^5.6|^7.0",
+        "php": "^5.6 || ^7.0",
         "paragonie/random_compat": "^2.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {