diff --git a/srcpkgs/composer/template b/srcpkgs/composer/template
index 5ef0064c24a..0171dc5e520 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/composer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/composer/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'composer'
 pkgname=composer
-version=1.8.5
+version=1.9.0
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 build_style=fetch
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://getcomposer.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/download/${version}/composer.phar
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/composer/composer/master/LICENSE"
-checksum="6faf282db067f0f7625a5a1d80f4ecd3228ccc9a0388aec1599824c610d5d4e3
+checksum="1126fd7501ae6ff1dc9f91f0a3eca7430b1ea060d018d21521dc5e2d1ba01606
  7855ac293067aebe7e51afdd23b9dea54b8be24187dbecc9b9142581c37f596c"
 
 do_install() {
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ do_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 
 	vmkdir /etc/php/conf.d
-	echo "extension=phar" > ${DESTDIR}/etc/php/conf.d/composer.ini
-	echo "extension=zip" >> ${DESTDIR}/etc/php/conf.d/composer.ini
-	echo "extension=openssl" >> ${DESTDIR}/etc/php/conf.d/composer.ini
+	printf 'extension=%s\n' phar iconv openssl zip \
+		>${DESTDIR}/etc/php/conf.d/composer.ini
 }