diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index a302b2d3..5cb72ecb 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "ext-xml":"*",
         "ext-curl":"*",
         "phpcr/phpcr": "~2.1.0",
-        "phpcr/phpcr-utils": "~1.1.0",
+        "phpcr/phpcr-utils": ">=1.1.0,<1.3.x-dev",
         "jackalope/jackalope": "~1.1.0"
     },
     "provide": {