Because it's not safe to require an unbound version, even if for PHP.
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
"name": "your-vendor-name/package-name",
"description": "A short description of what your package does",
"require": {
- "php": ">=5.3.0",
+ "php": "^5.3.3 || ^7.0",
"another-vendor/package": "1.*"
}
}</code></pre>