downgrade composer version code example
Example 1: composer downgrade to version 1
sudo composer self-update --1
Example 2: upgrade composer version
composer self-update
Example 3: composer rollback to v1
composer self-update --1
Example 4: upgrade composer
To update composer command just find location of composer.phar and update as:
where composer #Retrieves you location of your composer.phar
cd path_to_composer.phar #Move to directory with composer.phar
php composer.phar self-update #Update your composer