diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 1af646ed9fae02039b337426f0e8e46bec0bf3c0..f94603a76874276f3f2aa725ba298f33494673e6 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
     ],
 	"config": {
 		"platform": {
-			"php": "7.0.19"
+			"php": "7.2"
 		},
         "allow-plugins": {
             "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": true
         }
 	},
 	"require": {
-        "php": ">=7.0|^8",
+        "php": ">=7.2|^8",
         "psr/log": "^1",
         "monolog/monolog": "^2.9.1",
         "wpdesk/wp-notice": "^3.0"