diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 169bc9942622..7fec80cb99b1 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     },
     "conflict": {
         "carbonphp/carbon-doctrine-types": ">=3.0",
-        "doctrine/dbal": ">=4.0",
+        "doctrine/dbal": ">=3.9",
         "mockery/mockery": "1.6.8",
         "tightenco/collect": "<5.5.33",
         "phpunit/phpunit": ">=11.0.0"
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/composer.json b/src/Illuminate/Database/composer.json
index d807f333456e..054914a768ad 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/composer.json
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/composer.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     },
     "conflict": {
         "carbonphp/carbon-doctrine-types": ">=3.0",
-        "doctrine/dbal": ">=4.0"
+        "doctrine/dbal": ">=3.9"
     },
     "suggest": {
         "ext-filter": "Required to use the Postgres database driver.",