diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 40c9897c..7a344e84 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-"/>
 
 	<!-- Make this sniff slightly less finicky. The WP Core default is 40. -->
 	<rule ref="Generic.Formatting.MultipleStatementAlignment">