diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index d7a7d474..cb854cfb 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -54,7 +54,15 @@
     "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true
+        "sort-packages": true,
+        "allow-plugins": {
+            "composer/installers": true,
+            "drupal/console-extend-plugin": true,
+            "cweagans/composer-patches": true,
+            "drupal/core-composer-scaffold": true,
+            "drupal/core-project-message": true,
+            "wikimedia/composer-merge-plugin": true
+        }
     },
     "extra": {
         "drupal-scaffold": {