diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8704b23b2..8b8f94277 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 owncloud-news (8.7.0)
+* **Enhancement**: Better lock down Composer versions to prevent shipping newer PHP libraries then intended when compiling the project
 * **Enhancement**: Mark current article as active while scrolling
 * **Enhancement**: Clicking on an article sets it as active, #791
 * **Enhancement**: Keyboard shortcuts will target the currently active element, #791
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 2a5fe4807..c8954a867 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
         "source": "https://github.com/owncloud/news/"
     },
     "require": {
-        "ezyang/htmlpurifier": "~4.7",
+        "ezyang/htmlpurifier": "4.7",
         "fguillot/picofeed": "0.1.23",
-        "pear/net_url2": "~2.2",
-        "riimu/kit-pathjoin": "1.*"
+        "pear/net_url2": "2.2",
+        "riimu/kit-pathjoin": "1.1.2"
     }
 }