diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 47742beb..b4c7ba70 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         "source": "https://github.com/cakephp/chronos"
     },
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=8.0"
+        "php": ">=8.4"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.0 || ^9.0",