diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 1e08f6e16..2df6f26d9 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 	<!-- For help understanding the `testVersion` configuration setting:
 		 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-"/>
 
 	<!-- Verify that everything in the global namespace is either namespaced or prefixed.
 		 See: https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards/wiki/Customizable-sniff-properties#naming-conventions-prefix-everything-in-the-global-namespace -->