diff --git a/include/variables_common.inc b/include/variables_common.inc
index 3621e95267b1155552c7cb7078f03709016a87bc..066d28d600ed82e83fe4eb1ee95c0e42b0b55b06 100644
--- a/include/variables_common.inc
+++ b/include/variables_common.inc
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ define("CONFIGRDN", "cn=config,ou=fusiondirectory,"); /*! Define FusionDirectory
 /*!
  * \brief Minimum PHPĀ version
  */
-define('PHP_MIN_VERSION', '7.0.0');
+define('PHP_MIN_VERSION', '7.3.0');
 
 /*!
  * \brief Toggle crashing on PHP error, used for test suites