diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index ac59072c..8ee0f073 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ jobs:
                 coverage-extension: ["none"]
                 # Add more specific tests
                 include:
-                  - { php-version: '7.0', experimental: false, os: ubuntu-latest, php-extensions: 'bcmath, imagick, gd', coverage-extension: 'xdebug' }
                   #- { php-version: '8.2', experimental: false, os: macos-latest, php-extensions: 'bcmath, imagick, gd', coverage-extension: 'none' }
                   - { php-version: '8.2', experimental: false, os: windows-latest, php-extensions: 'bcmath, imagick, gd', coverage-extension: 'none' }
                   - { php-version: '8.3', experimental: true, os: ubuntu-latest, php-extensions: 'bcmath, imagick, gd', coverage-extension: 'pcov' }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.TXT b/CHANGELOG.TXT
index 9a3f95f3..f63b43e6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.TXT
+++ b/CHANGELOG.TXT
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 6.8.0 (2024-12-23)
+	- Requires PHP 7.1+.
 	- Escape error message.
 	- Use strict time-constant function to compare TCPDF-tag hashes.
 
+
 6.7.8 (2024-12-13)
 	- Improve SVG detection by checking for (mandatory) namespace.
 	- Use late state binding now that minimum PHP version is 5.5.
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e5eff4d3..deef9955 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=7.0.0"
+        "php": ">=7.1.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "classmap": [