How to install a specific version of package using Composer?
composer require vendor/package:version
for example:
composer require refinery29/test-util:0.10.2
Add double quotes to use caret operator in version number.
composer require middlewares/whoops "^0.4"
As @alucic mentioned, use:
composer require vendor/package:versionor you can use:
composer update vendor/package:versionYou should probably review this StackOverflow post about differences between composer install and composer update.
Related to question about version numbers, you can review Composer documentation on versions, but here in short:
- Tilde Version Range (~) - ~1.2.3 is equivalent to >=1.2.3 <1.3.0
- Caret Version Range (^) - ^1.2.3 is equivalent to >=1.2.3 <2.0.0
So, with Tilde you will get automatic updates of patches but minor and major versions will not be updated. However, if you use Caret you will get patches and minor versions, but you will not get major (breaking changes) versions.
Tilde Version is considered a "safer" approach, but if you are using reliable dependencies (well-maintained libraries) you should not have any problems with Caret Version (because minor changes should not be breaking changes.