diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 6dd9ae56..0225c019 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=8.1",
+        "php": ">=7.4",
         "ext-json": "*"
     },
     "require-dev": {