diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 89aea6f..e7b3183 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "description": "Codeigniter 3 upgrade template",
     "type": "project",
 	"require": {
-		"php": "^7.4",
+		"php": "^8.0",
 		"codeigniter/framework": "3.1.*",
 		"app-insights-php/monolog-handler": "^0.3.0",
 		"nesbot/carbon": "^2.57"