diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-8.x-1.x.yml b/.github/workflows/build-8.x-1.x.yml
index e8049208..e7eff7ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-8.x-1.x.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-8.x-1.x.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           git -C "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build_dir" checkout -b travis-testing
           cd $DRUPAL_DIR
           composer config repositories.local path "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build_dir"
-          sed -i 's/"stable"/"dev"/' composer.json
+          composer config minimum-stability dev
           composer require "islandora/islandora:dev-travis-testing as dev-8.x-1.x"
 
       - name: Install modules