diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9c2d1ccec5..cdc74daa01 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
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diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 0a993350a0..dd6dbf5353 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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@@ -969,16 +969,16 @@
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+            "version": "3.5.6",
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+                "reference": "e97627871a7eab2f70e59166072a6b767d5834e0"
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-                "reference": "73e2e7f57d958e7228fce50dc0c61f58f017f9f6",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/zipball/e97627871a7eab2f70e59166072a6b767d5834e0",
+                "reference": "e97627871a7eab2f70e59166072a6b767d5834e0",
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@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@
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-            "time": "2020-04-17T01:09:41+00:00"
+            "time": "2020-08-10T04:50:15+00:00"
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