diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 4e5faac61..10ff53be5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
-          php-version: 7.4
+          php-version: 8.1
 
       - name: Cache dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -43,14 +43,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         uses: php-actions/composer@v6
         with:
-          php_version: 7.4
+          php_version: 8.1
           version: 2
 
       - name: PHPStan
         uses: php-actions/phpstan@v3
         with:
-          php_version: 7.4
+          php_version: 8.1
           command: analyse
+          path: 'Classes/'
 
   php-unit-tests:
     env:
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        php-versions: ['7.4']
+        php-versions: ['8.1']
         flow-versions: ['7.3']
 
     steps:
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index de9e167cd..26e3f577c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "description": "This module allows managing media assets including pictures, videos, audio and documents.",
     "type": "neos-package",
     "require": {
-        "php": "^7.4 || ^8.0",
+        "php": "^8.1",
         "neos/media": "^7.3 || ~8.0",
         "neos/neos": "^7.3 || ~8.0",
         "neos/neos-ui": "^7.3 || ~8.0",