diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Annotation/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Annotation/composer.json
index 51e7d25b00..ef0242236b 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Annotation/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Annotation/composer.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
   "require": {
     "php": ">=5.5.9",
-    "doctrine/common": "^2.5",
+    "doctrine/common": "^2.5 <2.9",
     "doctrine/annotations": "1.2.*",
     "drupal/core-file-cache": "^8.2",
     "drupal/core-plugin": "^8.2",
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/ClassFinder/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/ClassFinder/composer.json
index c5a97b09f1..26f2df4e87 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/ClassFinder/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/ClassFinder/composer.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
   "require": {
     "php": ">=5.5.9",
-    "doctrine/common": "^2.5"
+    "doctrine/common": "^2.5 <2.9"
   },
   "autoload": {
     "psr-4": {