diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 2575cda2d2a..54cfa794853 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         "ext-intl": "*",
         "ext-json": "*",
         "ext-mbstring": "*",
-        "cakephp/chronos": "^2.0",
+        "cakephp/chronos": "^2.0 || ^3.0",
         "composer/ca-bundle": "^1.2",
         "laminas/laminas-diactoros": "^2.2.2",
         "laminas/laminas-httphandlerrunner": "^1.1",