diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9520b9c30..1263e107d 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
     "repositories": [
         {
-            "type": "git",
+            "type": "vcs",
             "url": "https://github.com/danog/phpseclib"
         }
     ],