diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 92e29e8..419001c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.6.0",
+        "php": ">=7.0",
         "ext-json": "*",
         "drupal/checklistapi": "^2.0"
     },