diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7714557c..83e4dfc5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Minimum Requirements
 
 * PHP 5.4 or higher.
 * [PHP_CodeSniffer][phpcs-gh] version **3.8.0** or higher.
-* [PHPCSUtils][phpcsutils-gh] version **1.0.8** or higher.
+* [PHPCSUtils][phpcsutils-gh] version **1.0.9** or higher.
 
 
 Installation
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 8f5cda1d..a5de4501 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "require" : {
         "php" : ">=5.4",
         "phpcsstandards/php_codesniffer" : "^3.8.0",
-        "phpcsstandards/phpcsutils" : "^1.0.8"
+        "phpcsstandards/phpcsutils" : "^1.0.9"
     },
     "require-dev" : {
         "php-parallel-lint/php-parallel-lint": "^1.3.2",