diff --git a/templates/.phpcs.xml.dist b/templates/.phpcs.xml.dist
index df58068d..8bbc9b37 100644
--- a/templates/.phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/templates/.phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 	<!-- Rules: Check PHP version compatibility -->
 	<!-- 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-"/>
 	<!-- https://github.com/PHPCompatibility/PHPCompatibilityWP -->
 	<rule ref="PHPCompatibilityWP"/>