diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index be242f7fd..5564cb346 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "homepage": "https://cakephp.org",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1",
-        "cakephp/cakephp": "^5.1.0",
+        "cakephp/cakephp": "5.1.*",
         "cakephp/migrations": "^4.0.0",
         "cakephp/plugin-installer": "^2.0",
         "mobiledetect/mobiledetectlib": "^4.8.03"