diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5909cce5..85dfee1b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         "codeception/codeception":         "~2.3.0",
         "phpmd/phpmd":                     "~2.6.0",
         "sebastian/phpcpd":                "~2.0.0",
-        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer":       "~2.8.0",
+        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer":       "~3.2.0",
         "block8/php-docblock-checker":     "~1.3.0",
         "phploc/phploc":                   "~4.0.0",
         "jakub-onderka/php-parallel-lint": "~0.9.0",