diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3ffebb44..7e1c24c0 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "authors": [],
   "require": {
-    "php": ">=5.6",
+    "php": ">=7.2.24",
     "wp-cli/wp-cli": "^2.12"
   },
   "require-dev": {
diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 961b6a37..b9bf3f0b 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 	<!-- For help understanding the `testVersion` configuration setting:
 		 https://github.com/PHPCompatibility/PHPCompatibility#sniffing-your-code-for-compatibility-with-specific-php-versions -->
-	<config name="testVersion" value="5.6-"/>
+	<config name="testVersion" value="7.2-"/>
 
 	<!-- Verify that everything in the global namespace is either namespaced or prefixed.
 		 See: https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards/wiki/Customizable-sniff-properties#naming-conventions-prefix-everything-in-the-global-namespace -->