diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
index 92fc2114a..ed918f9ab 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ EOT
 
                 return 1;
             }
+            if ($constraint === 'self.version') {
+                continue;
+            }
             $versionParser->parseConstraints($constraint);
         }