diff --git a/docs/recipe/deploy/vendors.md b/docs/recipe/deploy/vendors.md
index 6b1529940..5905f5aa4 100644
--- a/docs/recipe/deploy/vendors.md
+++ b/docs/recipe/deploy/vendors.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require 'recipe/deploy/vendors.php';
 
 
 ### composer_options
-[Source](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/blob/master/recipe/deploy/vendors.php#L7)
+[Source](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/blob/master/recipe/deploy/vendors.php#L6)
 
 
 
@@ -32,12 +32,20 @@ require 'recipe/deploy/vendors.php';
 ```
 
 
+### composer_version
+[Source](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/blob/master/recipe/deploy/vendors.php#L7)
+
+
+
+```php title="Default value"
+null
+```
+
+
 ### bin/composer
-[Source](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/blob/master/recipe/deploy/vendors.php#L12)
+[Source](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/blob/master/recipe/deploy/vendors.php#L10)
 
-Returns Composer binary path in found. Otherwise try to install latest
-composer version to `.dep/composer.phar`. To use specific composer version
-download desired phar and place it at `.dep/composer.phar`.
+Returns Composer binary path if found. Otherwise, tries to install composer to `.dep/composer.phar`.
 :::info Autogenerated
 The value of this configuration is autogenerated on access.
 :::
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ The value of this configuration is autogenerated on access.
 ## Tasks
 
 ### deploy\:vendors {#deploy-vendors}
-[Source](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/blob/master/recipe/deploy/vendors.php#L28)
+[Source](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/blob/master/recipe/deploy/vendors.php#L32)
 
 Installs vendors.
 
diff --git a/recipe/deploy/vendors.php b/recipe/deploy/vendors.php
index 0fbef458f..e42cb8162 100644
--- a/recipe/deploy/vendors.php
+++ b/recipe/deploy/vendors.php
@@ -3,23 +3,27 @@
 namespace Deployer;
 
 set('composer_action', 'install');
-
 set('composer_options', '--verbose --prefer-dist --no-progress --no-interaction --no-dev --optimize-autoloader');
+set('composer_version', null);
 
-// Returns Composer binary path in found. Otherwise try to install latest
-// composer version to `.dep/composer.phar`. To use specific composer version
-// download desired phar and place it at `.dep/composer.phar`.
+// Returns Composer binary path if found. Otherwise, tries to install composer to `.dep/composer.phar`.
 set('bin/composer', function () {
     if (test('[ -f {{deploy_path}}/.dep/composer.phar ]')) {
-        return '{{bin/php}} {{deploy_path}}/.dep/composer.phar';
+        if (empty(get('composer_version')) || preg_match(parse('/Composer.*{{composer_version}}/'), run('{{bin/php}} {{deploy_path}}/.dep/composer.phar --version'))) {
+            return '{{bin/php}} {{deploy_path}}/.dep/composer.phar';
+        }
     }
 
     if (commandExist('composer')) {
-        return '{{bin/php}} ' . which('composer');
+        if (empty(get('composer_version')) || preg_match(parse('/Composer.*{{composer_version}}/'), run('{{bin/php}} ' . which('composer') . ' --version'))) {
+            return '{{bin/php}} ' . which('composer');
+        }
     }
 
-    warning("Composer binary wasn't found. Installing latest composer to \"{{deploy_path}}/.dep/composer.phar\".");
-    run("cd {{deploy_path}} && curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | {{bin/php}}");
+    $versionAsName = get('composer_version') ? ' {{composer_version}}' : '';
+    $versionAsOption = get('composer_version') ? ' -- --version={{composer_version}}' : '';
+    warning("Composer{$versionAsName} wasn't found. Installing to \"{{deploy_path}}/.dep/composer.phar\".");
+    run("cd {{deploy_path}} && curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | {{bin/php}}{$versionAsOption}");
     run('mv {{deploy_path}}/composer.phar {{deploy_path}}/.dep/composer.phar');
     return '{{bin/php}} {{deploy_path}}/.dep/composer.phar';
 });