diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3610083..f814169 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         "automattic/vipwpcs": "^3.0.1",
         "fig-r/psr2r-sniffer": "^2.0.0",
         "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^1.2.0",
-        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.13.5",
+        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^4.0.0",
         "phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp": "2.1.8",
         "php-parallel-lint/php-parallel-lint": "^1.4",
         "php-parallel-lint/php-console-highlighter": "^1.0"