diff --git a/scripts/_common.sh b/scripts/_common.sh
index 39f2be37..3e3180ed 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/_common.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #=================================================
 
 # dependencies used by the app
-YNH_PHP_VERSION="7.4"
+YNH_PHP_VERSION="8.1"
 
 pkg_dependencies="php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-json php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-mbstring php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-cli php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-imagick php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-xml php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-zip php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-mysql php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-gd"