diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index dd14531..3d3714b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
     # START Basic Checks Job (EPV, code sniffer, images check, etc.)
     basic-checks:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         strategy:
             matrix:
                 include:
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5d5ad69..5d6d5c9 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=7.1",
+        "php": ">=7.4",
         "phpbb/phpbb": ">=3.2",
         "composer/installers": "~1.0"
     },