diff --git a/framework/core/composer.json b/framework/core/composer.json
index 27c91e627..6d01cf6e0 100644
--- a/framework/core/composer.json
+++ b/framework/core/composer.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "docs": "http://flarum.org/docs"
     },
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=7.0",
+        "php": ">=7.1",
         "dflydev/fig-cookies": "^1.0.2",
         "doctrine/dbal": "^2.5",
         "components/font-awesome": "^5.0.6",