diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 136b311e8578f41426cc67ac475fbe1869f15d31..012e5fb68de48527635479e69a8932bd229ff48b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "keywords": ["markdown", "parser", "parsedown", "laravel", "laravel 5"],
     "type": "library",
     "require": {
+		"php": ">=5.3.0",
         "erusev/parsedown": "^1.5.4"
     },
     "autoload": {
@@ -15,8 +16,10 @@
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "Chris Coley",
-            "email": "chris@codingallnight.com"
+            "email": "chris@codingallnight.com",
+			"homepage": "codingallnight.com",
         }
     ],
-    "minimum-stability": "dev"
+    "minimum-stability": "dev",
+	"prefer-stable": true
 }