diff --git a/tests/ComposerBased/ComposerBasedTest.php b/tests/ComposerBased/ComposerBasedTest.php
index 99fb291c..1e702f99 100644
--- a/tests/ComposerBased/ComposerBasedTest.php
+++ b/tests/ComposerBased/ComposerBasedTest.php
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@ public function provideConfigFilePath(): string
     {
         return __DIR__ . '/config/composer_based.php';
     }
+
+    protected function provideComposerJsonFilePath(): string
+    {
+        // pin the version-bound rules to the versions the fixtures target, instead of the ones installed locally
+        return __DIR__ . '/composer.json';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ComposerBased/composer.json b/tests/ComposerBased/composer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c32aa58f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ComposerBased/composer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "require": {
+        "doctrine/orm": "^3.5",
+        "doctrine/dbal": "^4.0"
+    }
+}