diff --git a/phpcs.xml b/phpcs.xml
index 22f826489d6..e19c80d998b 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml
+++ b/phpcs.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<exclude-pattern>*/vendor/*</exclude-pattern>
 
 	<!-- Configs -->
-	<config name="minimum_supported_wp_version" value="4.7" />
+	<config name="minimum_supported_wp_version" value="5.0" />
 	<config name="testVersion" value="5.6-" />
 
 	<!-- Rules -->