diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index a15b39bf..1043fe18 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         "php": "^7.2|^8.0",
         "illuminate/auth": "^5.2|^6|^7|^8",
         "illuminate/contracts": "^5.2|^6|^7|^8",
+        "illuminate/database": "^8.61",
         "illuminate/http": "^5.2|^6|^7|^8",
         "illuminate/support": "^5.2|^6|^7|^8",
         "lcobucci/jwt": "<3.4",
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "illuminate/console": "^5.2|^6|^7|^8",
-        "illuminate/database": "^5.2|^6|^7|^8",
         "illuminate/routing": "^5.2|^6|^7|^8",
         "mockery/mockery": ">=0.9.9",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.5|^9.4",