diff --git a/scripts/_common.sh b/scripts/_common.sh
index 8a8b87f..836939b 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/_common.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #=================================================
 # COMMON VARIABLES
 #=================================================
-
+YNH_PHP_VERSION="8.0"
 # dependencies used by the app