diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index fb69b94d..e6297e4e 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.4"
+        "php": ">=5.4",
+        "composer/composer": "^1.2"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^2.7"