diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 0d2630636eceef236f01866e5379ca6b7b29e2a2..f61759cf8f4cb8d50902808e5d6c2973883a6ee6 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
     }
   ],
   "require" : {
-    "php" : ">=5.3.0"
+    "php" : ">=5.4.0"
   }
 }