diff --git a/psalm.xml b/psalm.xml
index a8bbb415e..fe9c87e23 100644
--- a/psalm.xml
+++ b/psalm.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 		xmlns="https://getpsalm.org/schema/config"
 		xsi:schemaLocation="https://getpsalm.org/schema/config"
 		errorBaseline="tests/psalm-baseline.xml"
+    	phpVersion="8.1"
 >
 	<stubs>
 		<file name="tests/stub.phpstub" preloadClasses="true"/>