diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 7c1e830..911f912 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 			"PatternLab":   "core/src/"
 		}
 	},
+	"minimum-stability": "dev",
+	"prefer-stable": true,
 	"require": {
 		"php": ">=5.3.6",
 		"pattern-lab/core": "~0.5",