diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7255735d8..e2631ed1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           coverage: "none"
           extensions: "intl"
           ini-values: "memory_limit=-1"
-          php-version: "7.4"
+          php-version: "8.0"
 
       - name: "Install dependencies from composer.lock using composer binary provided by system"
         run: "composer install ${{ env.COMPOSER_FLAGS }}"