diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 0b8555a2da..9f2904983b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         "doctrine/dbal": "~2.2",
         "doctrine/orm": "~2.2,>=2.2.3",
         "monolog/monolog": "~1.3",
-        "propel/propel1": "1.6.*",
+        "propel/propel1": "~1.6",
         "ircmaxell/password-compat": "1.0.*",
         "ocramius/proxy-manager": ">=0.3.1,<0.4-dev"
     },
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/composer.json b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/composer.json
index 3f64580182..027562c224 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/composer.json
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/composer.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "symfony/http-foundation": "~2.0",
         "symfony/http-kernel": "~2.0",
         "symfony/form": "~2.2",
-        "propel/propel1": "1.6.*"
+        "propel/propel1": "~1.6"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "symfony/stopwatch": "~2.2"