diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 12e3940e..eb7ba898 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         "laminas/laminas-mvc": "^3.0",
         "laminas/laminas-servicemanager": "^3.0",
         "laminas/laminas-permissions-rbac": "^3.0",
-        "doctrine/persistence": "^2.1"
+        "doctrine/persistence": "^3.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "laminas/laminas-authentication": "^2.2",