diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ improvements.
 
 Requirements
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-1.	PHP >= 5.4 (we still try to keep compatibility with php 5.3 as much as possible)
-        PHP 7.0 is explicitly supported. PHP 7.2 works as well, but may cause as yet unreported bugs.
+1.	PHP >= 7.4
 2.	MySQL/MariaDB server
 3.	[mbstring](http://www.php.net/manual/en/mbstring.installation.php) 
 4.	[PHP GD](http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.image.php)