diff --git a/apps/advanced/README.md b/apps/advanced/README.md
index 385b64b599..229a6ea138 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/README.md
+++ b/apps/advanced/README.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ You can then install the application using the following command:
 
 ~~~
 php composer.phar global require "fxp/composer-asset-plugin:1.0.0"
-php composer.phar create-project yiisoft/yii2-app-advanced advanced
+php composer.phar create-project --prefer-dist --stability=dev yiisoft/yii2-app-advanced advanced
 ~~~
 
 
diff --git a/apps/advanced/composer.json b/apps/advanced/composer.json
index 539996180f..14487e3ccb 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/composer.json
+++ b/apps/advanced/composer.json
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@
         "irc": "irc://irc.freenode.net/yii",
         "source": "https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2"
     },
+    "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=5.4.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-bootstrap": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer": "~2.0.0"
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-bootstrap": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer": "*"
     },
     "require-dev": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2-codeception": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-debug": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-gii": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-faker": "~2.0.0"
+        "yiisoft/yii2-codeception": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-debug": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-gii": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-faker": "*"
     },
     "config": {
-        "preferred-install": "dist",
         "process-timeout": 1800
     },
     "extra": {
diff --git a/apps/basic/README.md b/apps/basic/README.md
index 1207736ea4..c5bec59a4e 100644
--- a/apps/basic/README.md
+++ b/apps/basic/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ You can then install this application template using the following command:
 
 ~~~
 php composer.phar global require "fxp/composer-asset-plugin:1.0.0"
-php composer.phar create-project yiisoft/yii2-app-basic basic
+php composer.phar create-project --prefer-dist --stability=dev yiisoft/yii2-app-basic basic
 ~~~
 
 Now you should be able to access the application through the following URL, assuming `basic` is the directory
diff --git a/apps/basic/composer.json b/apps/basic/composer.json
index 8b85c98afb..56756ec817 100644
--- a/apps/basic/composer.json
+++ b/apps/basic/composer.json
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@
         "irc": "irc://irc.freenode.net/yii",
         "source": "https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2"
     },
+    "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=5.4.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-bootstrap": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer": "~2.0.0"
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-bootstrap": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer": "*"
     },
     "require-dev": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2-codeception": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-debug": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-gii": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-faker": "~2.0.0"
+        "yiisoft/yii2-codeception": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-debug": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-gii": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-faker": "*"
     },
     "config": {
-        "preferred-install": "dist",
         "process-timeout": 1800
     },
     "scripts": {
diff --git a/apps/benchmark/composer.json b/apps/benchmark/composer.json
index 933758e33d..c8ed58953a 100644
--- a/apps/benchmark/composer.json
+++ b/apps/benchmark/composer.json
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 {
-    "name": "yiisoft/yii2-app-benchmark",
-    "description": "Yii 2 Benchmark Application",
-    "keywords": ["yii2", "framework", "benchmark", "application"],
-    "homepage": "http://www.yiiframework.com/",
-    "type": "project",
-    "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-    "support": {
-        "issues": "https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/issues?state=open",
-        "forum": "http://www.yiiframework.com/forum/",
-        "wiki": "http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/",
-        "irc": "irc://irc.freenode.net/yii",
-        "source": "https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2"
-    },
-    "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.4.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0"
-    },
-    "config": {
-      "vendor-dir": "protected/vendor"
-    }
+	"name": "yiisoft/yii2-app-benchmark",
+	"description": "Yii 2 Benchmark Application",
+	"keywords": ["yii2", "framework", "benchmark", "application"],
+	"homepage": "http://www.yiiframework.com/",
+	"type": "project",
+	"license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+	"support": {
+		"issues": "https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/issues?state=open",
+		"forum": "http://www.yiiframework.com/forum/",
+		"wiki": "http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/",
+		"irc": "irc://irc.freenode.net/yii",
+		"source": "https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2"
+	},
+	"config": {
+	  "vendor-dir": "protected/vendor"
+	},
+	"minimum-stability": "dev",
+	"require": {
+		"php": ">=5.4.0",
+		"yiisoft/yii2": "*"
+	}
 }
diff --git a/extensions/apidoc/composer.json b/extensions/apidoc/composer.json
index c1a1366342..5ae25f76af 100644
--- a/extensions/apidoc/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/apidoc/composer.json
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
     ],
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-bootstrap": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-bootstrap": "*",
         "phpdocumentor/reflection": ">=1.0.3",
         "phpdocumentor/reflection-docblock": ">2.0.1",
         "nikic/php-parser": "0.9.*",
diff --git a/extensions/authclient/composer.json b/extensions/authclient/composer.json
index 4a9ac052c5..789259f4ba 100644
--- a/extensions/authclient/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/authclient/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
         "ext-curl": "*"
     },
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/extensions/bootstrap/composer.json b/extensions/bootstrap/composer.json
index b05e8494a7..4a5da0d46b 100644
--- a/extensions/bootstrap/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/bootstrap/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
         "bower-asset/bootstrap": "3.3.* | 3.2.* | 3.1.*"
     },
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/extensions/codeception/composer.json b/extensions/codeception/composer.json
index 35e5ddc808..da0fb8ece5 100644
--- a/extensions/codeception/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/codeception/composer.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0"
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": { "yii\\codeception\\": "" }
diff --git a/extensions/debug/composer.json b/extensions/debug/composer.json
index 3213759e43..6edd31af17 100644
--- a/extensions/debug/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/debug/composer.json
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-bootstrap": "~2.0.0"
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-bootstrap": "*"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/extensions/elasticsearch/composer.json b/extensions/elasticsearch/composer.json
index 1838c88c2b..5d3c3ab012 100644
--- a/extensions/elasticsearch/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/elasticsearch/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
         "ext-curl": "*"
     },
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/extensions/faker/composer.json b/extensions/faker/composer.json
index 6f84e5004b..589cb1b251 100644
--- a/extensions/faker/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/faker/composer.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
         "fzaninotto/faker": "*"
     },
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/extensions/gii/composer.json b/extensions/gii/composer.json
index 001eb496d9..f1915eb95c 100644
--- a/extensions/gii/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/gii/composer.json
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
-        "yiisoft/yii2-bootstrap": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
+        "yiisoft/yii2-bootstrap": "*",
         "phpspec/php-diff": ">=1.0.2",
         "bower-asset/typeahead.js": "0.10.*"
     },
diff --git a/extensions/imagine/composer.json b/extensions/imagine/composer.json
index 506cf75861..b695c35425 100644
--- a/extensions/imagine/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/imagine/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
         "imagine/imagine": "0.5.*"
     },
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/extensions/jui/composer.json b/extensions/jui/composer.json
index 3bde61f13d..094e4196c6 100644
--- a/extensions/jui/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/jui/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
         "bower-asset/jquery-ui": "1.11.*@stable"
     },
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/extensions/mongodb/composer.json b/extensions/mongodb/composer.json
index 3d2391e170..dfd441fdf3 100644
--- a/extensions/mongodb/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/mongodb/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
         "ext-mongo": ">=1.5.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/extensions/redis/composer.json b/extensions/redis/composer.json
index 61c0ab5066..6526e23308 100644
--- a/extensions/redis/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/redis/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0"
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": { "yii\\redis\\": "" }
diff --git a/extensions/smarty/composer.json b/extensions/smarty/composer.json
index f34b02f8a5..15940f686b 100644
--- a/extensions/smarty/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/smarty/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
         "smarty/smarty": "*"
     },
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/extensions/sphinx/composer.json b/extensions/sphinx/composer.json
index 3762574d3e..b561ea9684 100644
--- a/extensions/sphinx/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/sphinx/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
         "ext-pdo": "*",
         "ext-pdo_mysql": "*"
     },
diff --git a/extensions/swiftmailer/composer.json b/extensions/swiftmailer/composer.json
index c20a84f842..409c710410 100644
--- a/extensions/swiftmailer/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/swiftmailer/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
         "swiftmailer/swiftmailer": "*"
     },
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/extensions/twig/composer.json b/extensions/twig/composer.json
index 9eb6a23490..bf83535fce 100644
--- a/extensions/twig/composer.json
+++ b/extensions/twig/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "yiisoft/yii2": "~2.0.0",
+        "yiisoft/yii2": "*",
         "twig/twig": "*"
     },
     "autoload": {