diff --git a/.github/workflows/downgraded_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/downgraded_release.yaml
index f5b493c8..24750267 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/downgraded_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/downgraded_release.yaml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ jobs:
 
             -   uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v2"
 
-            # downgrade /src to PHP 7.2
-            -   run: vendor/bin/rector process src --config build/rector-downgrade-php-72.php --ansi
+            # downgrade /src to PHP 7.4
+            -   run: vendor/bin/rector process src --config build/rector-downgrade-php-74.php --ansi
             -   run: vendor/bin/ecs check src --fix --ansi
 
-            # copy PHP 7.2 composer
-            -   run: cp build/composer-php-72.json composer.json
+            # copy PHP 7.4 composer
+            -   run: cp build/composer-php-74.json composer.json
 
             # clear the dev files
             -   run: rm -rf build .github tests ecs.php phpstan.neon phpunit.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
                 run: |
                     # separate a "git add" to add untracked (new) files too
                     git add --all
-                    git commit -m "release PHP 7.2 downgraded"
+                    git commit -m "release PHP 7.4 downgraded"
 
                     # force push tag, so there is only 1 version
                     git tag "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" --force
diff --git a/build/composer-php-72.json b/build/composer-php-74.json
similarity index 89%
rename from build/composer-php-72.json
rename to build/composer-php-74.json
index fe963b98..b1788b99 100644
--- a/build/composer-php-72.json
+++ b/build/composer-php-74.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     "license": "MIT",
     "keywords": ["static analysis", "phpstan-extension"],
     "require": {
-        "php": "^7.2 || ^8.0",
-        "phpstan/phpstan": "^1.10"
+        "php": "^7.4 || ^8.0",
+        "phpstan/phpstan": "^2.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/build/rector-downgrade-php-72.php b/build/rector-downgrade-php-74.php
similarity index 73%
rename from build/rector-downgrade-php-72.php
rename to build/rector-downgrade-php-74.php
index 5550cffe..b98900af 100644
--- a/build/rector-downgrade-php-72.php
+++ b/build/rector-downgrade-php-74.php
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 use Rector\Set\ValueObject\DowngradeLevelSetList;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
-    $rectorConfig->sets([DowngradeLevelSetList::DOWN_TO_PHP_72]);
+    $rectorConfig->sets([DowngradeLevelSetList::DOWN_TO_PHP_74]);
 };
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 1b175495..f8190aad 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
     "license": "MIT",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1",
-        "phpstan/phpstan": "^1.10.52 || ^2.0"
+        "phpstan/phpstan": "^2.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "illuminate/container": "^10.39",
         "phpstan/extension-installer": "^1.3",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^10.3",
-        "rector/rector": "^1.2",
+        "rector/rector": "^2.0",
         "symfony/dependency-injection": "^6.4",
         "symfony/finder": "^6.2",
         "symplify/easy-coding-standard": "^12.0",