diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 6c5ec9ae..e78830b2 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "require": {
     "php": ">=7.4",
     "ext-json": "*",
-    "doctrine/annotations": "^1.8",
+    "doctrine/annotations": "^1.8|^2.0",
     "doctrine/orm": "^2.7",
     "symfony/cache": "^4.0|^5.0|^6.0",
     "symfony/event-dispatcher": "^4.0|^5.0|^6.0",
diff --git a/src/Provider/Doctrine/Persistence/Helper/DoctrineHelper.php b/src/Provider/Doctrine/Persistence/Helper/DoctrineHelper.php
index af5b2145..9e0b7f0a 100644
--- a/src/Provider/Doctrine/Persistence/Helper/DoctrineHelper.php
+++ b/src/Provider/Doctrine/Persistence/Helper/DoctrineHelper.php
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@ public static function createAttributeMetadataConfiguration(array $paths, bool $
     public static function createAnnotationMetadataConfiguration(array $paths, bool $isDevMode = false): Configuration
     {
         if (class_exists(ORMSetup::class)) {
-            AnnotationRegistry::registerLoader('class_exists');
+            // @phpstan-ignore-next-line
+            if (method_exists(AnnotationRegistry::class, 'registerLoader')) {
+                AnnotationRegistry::registerLoader('class_exists');
+            }
 
             return ORMSetup::createAnnotationMetadataConfiguration($paths, $isDevMode);
         }