diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index ddc7d0ed681..228d9c0f1bf 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "license": "MIT",
     "homepage": "https://getrector.org",
     "require": {
-        "php": "^8.0",
+        "php": "^8.1",
         "ext-dom": "*",
         "ext-json": "*",
         "clue/ndjson-react": "^1.2",
diff --git a/rector.php b/rector.php
index 4839166492b..85653ca8abf 100644
--- a/rector.php
+++ b/rector.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 return static function (ContainerConfigurator $containerConfigurator): void {
     // include the latest PHP version + all bellow in one config!
-    $containerConfigurator->import(LevelSetList::UP_TO_PHP_80);
+    $containerConfigurator->import(LevelSetList::UP_TO_PHP_81);
 
     // include sets
     $containerConfigurator->import(SetList::CODING_STYLE);