diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ce5e53..88d3a1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## 0.5.1 Under development
 
+- fix: correct dependency version for `php-forge/debug` to `^0.3`.
+
 ## 0.5.0 September 17, 2026
 
 - build!: require `php-forge/debug` `^0.3`.
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 2081cd7..625099c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.3",
         "ui-awesome/html": "^0.6",
-        "php-forge/debug": "^0.4",
+        "php-forge/debug": "^0.3",
         "psr/event-dispatcher": "^1.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {