diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e7479a99..b11c6c1d 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": "~7.0",
+        "php": ">=7.0 <9.0",
         "foxy/foxy": "^1.0.0",
         "katzgrau/klogger": "1.0.*",
         "smarty/smarty": "~3.1.33",
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         "apcu-autoloader": true,
         "optimize-autoloader": true,
         "platform": {
-            "php": "7.99.99"
+            "php": "8.99.99"
         },
         "sort-packages": true,
         "allow-plugins": {
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 12756755..e3696a9f 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -377,11 +377,11 @@
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "prefer-lowest": false,
     "platform": {
-        "php": "~7.0"
+        "php": ">=7.0 <9.0"
     },
     "platform-dev": [],
     "platform-overrides": {
-        "php": "7.99.99"
+        "php": "8.99.99"
     },
     "plugin-api-version": "2.2.0"
 }