diff --git a/.github/workflows/php_code_coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/php_code_coverage.yml
index 23a273d6..5eca8851 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php_code_coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php_code_coverage.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         operating-system: ['ubuntu-24.04']
-        php-versions: ['8.1']
+        php-versions: ['8.5']
 
     steps:
     - name: Setup PHP
diff --git a/.github/workflows/php_static_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/php_static_analysis.yml
index d6a5d751..3d5004f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php_static_analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php_static_analysis.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         operating-system: ['ubuntu-24.04']
-        php-versions: ['7.4', '8.0', '8.1']
+        php-versions: ['8.2', '8.3', '8.4', '8.5']
 
     steps:
     - name: Setup PHP
diff --git a/.github/workflows/php_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/php_unit_tests.yml
index 02767c6e..52207b06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php_unit_tests.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         operating-system: ['ubuntu-24.04']
-        php-versions: ['7.4', '8.0', '8.1']
+        php-versions: ['8.2', '8.3', '8.4', '8.5']
 
     steps:
     - name: Setup PHP
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 678da026..5be0da1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,9 +33,15 @@ Initially released in December 2012, the PHP IMAP Mailbox is a powerful and open
 | 7.1  | 3.x  | End of life |
 | 7.2  | 3.x, 4.x | End of life |
 | 7.3  | 3.x, 4.x | End of life |
-| 7.4  | >3.0.33, 4.x, 5.x | Active support |
-| 8.0  | >3.0.33, 4.x, 5.x | Active support |
-| 8.1  | >4.3.0, 5.x | Active support |
+| 7.4  | >3.0.33, 4.x, 5.x | End of life |
+| 8.0  | >3.0.33, 4.x, 5.x | End of life |
+| 8.1  | >4.3.0, 5.x | End of life |
+| 8.2  | 6.x | Active support |
+| 8.3  | 6.x | Active support |
+| 8.4  | 6.x | Active support |
+| 8.5  | 6.x | Active support |
+
+The next major release raises the minimum supported PHP version to PHP 8.2 and is tested on PHP 8.2 through PHP 8.5.
 
 * PHP `fileinfo` extension must be present; so make sure this line is active in your php.ini: `extension=php_fileinfo.dll`
 * PHP `iconv` extension must be present; so make sure this line is active in your php.ini: `extension=php_iconv.dll`
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9b44d8e2..96c1dc99 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "sort-packages": true
     },
     "require": {
-        "php": "^7.4 || ^8.0",
+        "php": "^8.2",
         "ext-fileinfo": "*",
         "ext-iconv": "*",
         "ext-imap": "*",