diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3354dc34e6..7ac26cfb9b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ commands:
     parameters:
       php_version:
         description: 'PHP major.minor for DDev to use.'
-        default: '7.4'
+        default: '8.0'
         type: string
       addon_branch:
         description: 'Repo branch name for the dkan-ddev-addon you want to test against.'
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ workflows:
            parameters:
              dkan_recommended_branch: [ '10.0.x-dev']
              php_version: [ '8.1' ]
+      - phpunit:
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              dkan_recommended_branch: [ '10.1.x-dev' ]
+              php_version: [ '8.1' ]
   upgrade_and_test:
     jobs:
       - cypress: