diff --git a/doc/faqs/why-are-unbound-version-constraints-a-bad-idea.md b/doc/faqs/why-are-unbound-version-constraints-a-bad-idea.md
index 2039fa81b..d9df4e5d8 100644
--- a/doc/faqs/why-are-unbound-version-constraints-a-bad-idea.md
+++ b/doc/faqs/why-are-unbound-version-constraints-a-bad-idea.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The only good alternative is to define an upper bound on your constraints,
 which you can increase in a new release after testing that your package is
 compatible with the new major version of your dependency.
 
-For example instead of using `>=3.4` you should use `~3.4` which allows all
+For example instead of using `>=3.4` you should use `^3.4` which allows all
 versions up to `3.999` but does not include `4.0` and above. The `^` operator
 works very well with libraries following [semantic versioning](https://semver.org).
 
diff --git a/res/composer-schema.json b/res/composer-schema.json
index 6e85af00d..19669a000 100644
--- a/res/composer-schema.json
+++ b/res/composer-schema.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         "name": {
             "type": "string",
             "description": "Package name, including 'vendor-name/' prefix.",
-            "pattern": "^[a-z0-9]([_.-]?[a-z0-9]++)*+/[a-z0-9](([_.]|-{1,2})?[a-z0-9]++)*+$"
+            "pattern": "^[a-z0-9]([_.-]?[a-z0-9]+)*\/[a-z0-9](([_.]|-{1,2})?[a-z0-9]+)*$"
         },
         "description": {
             "type": "string",
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Json/ComposerSchemaTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Json/ComposerSchemaTest.php
index 4f836cb9f..6567dc08d 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Json/ComposerSchemaTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Json/ComposerSchemaTest.php
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ class ComposerSchemaTest extends TestCase
         $expectedError = array(
             array(
                 'property' => 'name',
-                'message' => 'Does not match the regex pattern ^[a-z0-9]([_.-]?[a-z0-9]++)*+/[a-z0-9](([_.]|-{1,2})?[a-z0-9]++)*+$',
+                'message' => 'Does not match the regex pattern ^[a-z0-9]([_.-]?[a-z0-9]+)*/[a-z0-9](([_.]|-{1,2})?[a-z0-9]+)*$',
                 'constraint' => 'pattern',
-                'pattern' => '^[a-z0-9]([_.-]?[a-z0-9]++)*+/[a-z0-9](([_.]|-{1,2})?[a-z0-9]++)*+$',
+                'pattern' => '^[a-z0-9]([_.-]?[a-z0-9]+)*/[a-z0-9](([_.]|-{1,2})?[a-z0-9]+)*$',
             ),
         );