diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 30e2c2da..4fff3fc2 100755
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": ">=7.0.0",
-        "illuminate/http": "5.6.x-dev",
-        "illuminate/routing": "5.6.x-dev",
-        "illuminate/session": "5.6.x-dev",
-        "illuminate/support": "5.6.x-dev",
-        "illuminate/view": "5.6.x-dev"
+        "illuminate/http": "5.5.*",
+        "illuminate/routing": "5.5.*",
+        "illuminate/session": "5.5.*",
+        "illuminate/support": "5.5.*",
+        "illuminate/view": "5.5.*"
     },
     "require-dev": {
-        "illuminate/database": "5.6.x-dev",
+        "illuminate/database": "5.5.*",
         "mockery/mockery": "~0.9.4",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "~5.4"
     },
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     },
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
-            "dev-master": "5.6-dev"
+            "dev-master": "5.5-dev"
         },
         "laravel": {
             "providers": [
@@ -51,7 +51,5 @@
                 "Html": "Collective\\Html\\HtmlFacade"
             }
         }
-    },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev",
-    "prefer-stable": true
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/FormBuilder.php b/src/FormBuilder.php
index 1c7e22d9..00ba728f 100644
--- a/src/FormBuilder.php
+++ b/src/FormBuilder.php
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ protected function setQuickTextAreaSize($options)
      *
      * @param  string $name
      * @param  array  $list
-     * @param  string $selected
+     * @param  string|bool $selected
      * @param  array  $selectAttributes
      * @param  array  $optionsAttributes
      * @param  array  $optgroupsAttributes
@@ -784,7 +784,9 @@ protected function getSelectedValue($value, $selected)
         } elseif ($selected instanceof Collection) {
             return $selected->contains($value) ? 'selected' : null;
         }
-
+        if (is_int($value) && is_bool($selected)) {
+            return (bool)$value === $selected;
+        }
         return ((string) $value === (string) $selected) ? 'selected' : null;
     }
 
@@ -1181,7 +1183,7 @@ public function getValueAttribute($name, $value = null)
         }
 
         $request = $this->request($name);
-        if (! is_null($request)) {
+        if (! is_null($request) && $name !== '_method') {
             return $request;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/FormBuilderTest.php b/tests/FormBuilderTest.php
index e6b1765d..834afaae 100644
--- a/tests/FormBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/FormBuilderTest.php
@@ -464,6 +464,12 @@ public function testSelect()
             '<select name="countries"><option value="1" selected="selected">L</option><option value="2">M</option></select>',
             $result
         );
+
+        $select = $this->formBuilder->select('avc', [1 => 'Yes', 0 => 'No'], true, ['placeholder' => 'Select']);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            '<select name="avc"><option value="">Select</option><option value="1" selected>Yes</option><option value="0" >No</option></select>',
+            $select
+        );
     }
 
     public function testSelectCollection()