diff --git a/.phan/config.php b/.phan/config.php
index 80b5229a..64650a86 100644
--- a/.phan/config.php
+++ b/.phan/config.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ return [
     // If this is set to null,
     // then Phan assumes the PHP version which is closest to the minor version
     // of the php executable used to execute phan.
-    "target_php_version" => '7.0',
+    "target_php_version" => '7.2',
     'backward_compatibility_checks ' => false,
     'ignore_undeclared_variables_in_global_scope' => false,
     'minimum_severity'=>\Phan\Issue::SEVERITY_LOW,