diff --git a/automatic_updates.info.yml b/automatic_updates.info.yml
index b0737ea16e44af2ed514cd08f8ea6f4fc8ece690..1c3cd662e80c42fbb8ab3ae1d84625bac6e69409 100644
--- a/automatic_updates.info.yml
+++ b/automatic_updates.info.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: 'Automatic Updates'
 type: module
 description: 'Experimental module to develop automatic updates. Currently the module provides checks for update readiness but does not yet provide update functionality.'
-core_version_requirement: ^9
+core_version_requirement: ^9.2
 dependencies:
   - drupal:package_manager
   - drupal:automatic_updates_9_3_shim
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index ca49e9d96a6026165f966077c7171ddcb82f7e08..36692bf5da2d2371bf7468bb2f3f95c7d93a0526 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   },
   "require": {
     "ext-json": "*",
+    "drupal/core": "^9.2",
     "php-tuf/composer-stager": "0.2.3",
     "composer/composer": "^2"
   },