diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3fc57afad..215ce326a 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "require-dev": {
         "codeigniter/phpstan-codeigniter": "^1.3",
         "codeigniter4/devkit": "^1.0",
-        "codeigniter4/framework": "^4.3.5",
+        "codeigniter4/framework": ">=4.3.5 <4.5.0 || ^4.5.1",
         "firebase/php-jwt": "^6.4",
         "mikey179/vfsstream": "^1.6.7",
         "mockery/mockery": "^1.0",
diff --git a/src/Auth.php b/src/Auth.php
index 5b8e56641..ccaf6b801 100644
--- a/src/Auth.php
+++ b/src/Auth.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Auth
     /**
      * The current version of CodeIgniter Shield
      */
-    public const SHIELD_VERSION = '1.0.2';
+    public const SHIELD_VERSION = '1.0.3';
 
     protected AuthConfig $config;
     protected ?Authentication $authenticate = null;