diff --git a/scripts/_common.sh b/scripts/_common.sh
index 371d2c2..3919fb6 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/_common.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # COMMON VARIABLES
 #=================================================
 
-YNH_PHP_VERSION="8.0"
+YNH_PHP_VERSION="8.1"
 
 # dependencies used by the app
 pkg_dependencies="php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-cli php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-mysql php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-json php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-gd php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-tidy php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-curl php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-gettext php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-redis php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-xml php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-mbstring php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-ldap php${YNH_PHP_VERSION}-intl"