diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be5915c..2cb0016 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added support for an Allow List within the Security Checker.
 - Pimcore PHPStan default config.
 - Pimcore PHP Mess Detector default config.
+- Added constraint for `PHPMD`, since Magento 2.4.8 requires version `3.x-dev`. 
 
 ### Changed
 - [BREAKING] The composer.json configurations `config.youwe-testing-suite.type` and `config.mediact-testing-suite.type`
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index d91acb3..eb6d8aa 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         "kint-php/kint": "@stable",
         "php-cs-fixer/shim": "@stable",
         "php-parallel-lint/php-parallel-lint": "^1.4",
-        "phpmd/phpmd": "^2.15",
+        "phpmd/phpmd": "^2.15 || 3.x-dev",
         "phpro/grumphp-shim": "^2.15",
         "phpstan/phpstan": "@stable",
         "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.12.0",