diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00a38be..355e603 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## {{ UNRELEASED_VERSION }} - [{{ UNRELEASED_DATE }}]({{ UNRELEASED_LINK }})
 
+* Improved composer install script to default to latest stable
 * Fixed `mysqldump` warning for unknown option on MariaDB 11.4/11.8 [#237](https://github.com/lando/php/issues/237)
 * Updated to [@lando/nginx@1.6.0](https://github.com/lando/nginx/releases/tag/v1.6.0)
 
diff --git a/scripts/install-composer.sh b/scripts/install-composer.sh
index 3db228b..78854af 100755
--- a/scripts/install-composer.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-composer.sh
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ elif [ "$VERSION" = 'preview' ]; then
   php /tmp/composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer --preview
 elif [ "$VERSION" = 'snapshot' ]; then
   php /tmp/composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer --snapshot
-else
+elif [ -n "$VERSION" ]; then
   php /tmp/composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer --version="$VERSION"
+else
+  php /tmp/composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
 fi
 
 # Remove the setup script