Composer Inline Aliases: Fake a PHP Package Version by Aliasing a Specific Commit to it

Great tip by Mattias:

TIL: you can fake package versions in composer using the "as" alias. Useful to force install certain versions while keeping other dependencies in check! 👍https://t.co/VzmMRCCoR5

— Mattias Geniar (@mattiasgeniar) April 16, 2020

You can alias directly when requiring a package:

composer require monolog/monolog:"dev-bugfix as 1.0.x-dev"

Surely comes in handy when locally adjusting a library. More info on Inline Aliases in the Composer Documentation.