diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index fc67fd3f6d..231dba0ed7 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         }
     },
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.3.23",
+        "php": ">=5.5",
         "zendframework/zend-loader": "~2.5",
         "zendframework/zend-stdlib": "~2.5",
         "zendframework/zend-uri": "~2.5",