diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index cdd389d7..cb6fca40 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "require-dev" : {
-    "phpunit/phpunit" : "4.5.0",
+    "phpunit/phpunit" : "5.4.6",
     "squizlabs/php_codesniffer" : "2.7.1"
   }
 }
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