diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
index 07e4fd1..e482015 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,59 @@ on:
 jobs:
   code-quality:
     uses: wp-cli/.github/.github/workflows/reusable-code-quality.yml@main
+    with:
+      parallel-lint-excludes: |
+        admin-command
+        automated-tests
+        builds
+        cache-command
+        checksum-command
+        config-command
+        core-command
+        cron-command
+        dashboard
+        db-command
+        deb-build
+        dist-archive-command
+        doctor-command
+        dot-github
+        embed-command
+        entity-command
+        eval-command
+        export-command
+        extension-command
+        find-command
+        google-sitemap-generator-cli
+        handbook
+        i18n-command
+        import-command
+        language-command
+        maintenance-mode-command
+        media-command
+        package-command
+        package-index
+        php-cli-tools
+        process
+        profile-command
+        restful
+        reusable-workflow-test
+        rewrite-command
+        role-command
+        rpm-build
+        scaffold-command
+        scaffold-package-command
+        search-replace-command
+        server-command
+        shell-command
+        spyc
+        sql-transform
+        super-admin-command
+        widget-command
+        wordpress-core
+        wp-cli
+        wp-cli.github.com
+        wp-cli-bundle
+        wp-cli-shim
+        wp-cli-tests
+        wp-config-transformer
+        wp-super-cache-cli
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 823aa74..11b884e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Exclude all subfolders...
 /*/
-# except for the _maintenance folder.
+# except for the following.
+!/.github/
 !/.maintenance/
 !/.readme-partials/
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 2023a95..5692d8f 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.6.20",
+        "php": ">=7.2.24",
         "ext-json": "*",
         "ext-dom": "*",
         "wp-cli/admin-command": "dev-main",
diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 142a306..9edfc31 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-"/>
 
 	<!--
 	#############################################################################