diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 455d99b..a9a9345 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-    	"php": ">=5.4.0",
+    	"php": ">=5.5.0",
         "illuminate/console": "^5.1",
         "illuminate/filesystem": "^5.1"
     },