diff --git a/extensions/faker/composer.json b/extensions/faker/composer.json
index 589cb1b251..6f84e5004b 100644
--- a/extensions/faker/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/faker/composer.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
         "fzaninotto/faker": "*"
     },
     "autoload": {