diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 06748249f..5e9944929 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     ],
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.3.2",
+        "php": ">=5.4",
         "ext-pdo": "*",
         "doctrine/collections": "~1.2",
         "doctrine/dbal": ">=2.5-dev,<2.6-dev",