diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5fa3415..de5306b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -17,21 +17,18 @@
         "doctrine/annotations": "^1.12",
         "doctrine/doctrine-bundle": "^1.12.13|^2.0",
         "doctrine/orm": "^2.7.2",
-        "symfony/config": "^4.4",
-        "symfony/dependency-injection": "^3.4|^4.4",
-        "symfony/event-dispatcher": "^3.4|^4.4",
-        "symfony/http-kernel": "^3.4|^4.4"
+        "symfony/config": "^4.4|^5.4",
+        "symfony/dependency-injection": "^4.4|^5.4",
+        "symfony/event-dispatcher": "^4.4|^5.4",
+        "symfony/http-kernel": "^4.4|^5.4"
     },
     "config": {
-        "sort-packages": true,
-        "platform": {
-            "php": "7.2.24"
-        }
+        "sort-packages": true
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "dama/doctrine-test-bundle": "^6.5",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.5",
-        "symfony/framework-bundle": "^4.4",
-        "symfony/yaml": "^3.4"
+        "symfony/framework-bundle": "^4.4|^5.4",
+        "symfony/yaml": "^4.4|^5.4"
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/OnRequestDependencyInjector.php b/src/DependencyInjection/OnRequestDependencyInjector.php
index 910fb23..534757f 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/OnRequestDependencyInjector.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/OnRequestDependencyInjector.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use RuntimeException;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\GetResponseEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\RequestEvent;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelEvents;
 use Webfactory\VisibilityFilterBundle\Filter\Strategy\FilterStrategy;
 use Webfactory\VisibilityFilterBundle\Filter\VisibilityColumnConsideringSQLFilter;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public static function getSubscribedEvents()
         return [KernelEvents::REQUEST => 'setUpFilter'];
     }
 
-    public function setUpFilter(GetResponseEvent $event): void
+    public function setUpFilter(RequestEvent $event): void
     {
         if (!$event->isMasterRequest()) {
             return; // filter only needs to be set up once (in the master request), as all sub request share the filter instance with the master request
diff --git a/tests/DependencyInjection/OnRequestDependencyInjectorTest.php b/tests/DependencyInjection/OnRequestDependencyInjectorTest.php
index 0aacba7..7c5eee7 100644
--- a/tests/DependencyInjection/OnRequestDependencyInjectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/DependencyInjection/OnRequestDependencyInjectorTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\GetResponseEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\RequestEvent;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelEvents;
 use Webfactory\VisibilityFilterBundle\Filter\VisibilityColumnConsideringSQLFilter;
@@ -46,8 +47,7 @@ public function setUp(): void
      */
     public function enables_filter_on_request(): void
     {
-        // we use the deprecated GetResponseEvent in order to support Symfony 3.4 - this can be changed to RequestEvent when removing 3.4 support
-        $masterRequestEvent = new GetResponseEvent(static::$kernel, new Request(), HttpKernelInterface::MASTER_REQUEST);
+        $masterRequestEvent = new RequestEvent(static::$kernel, new Request(), HttpKernelInterface::MASTER_REQUEST);
         $this->eventDispatcher->dispatch($masterRequestEvent, KernelEvents::REQUEST);
 
         static::assertTrue($this->entityManager->getFilters()->isEnabled(VisibilityColumnConsideringSQLFilter::NAME));
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public function injects_dependencies_into_filter(): void
     {
         $this->entityManager->getConfiguration()->addFilter(VisibilityColumnConsideringSQLFilter::NAME, VisibilityColumnConsideringSQLFilterMock::class);
 
-        $masterRequestEvent = new GetResponseEvent(static::$kernel, new Request(), HttpKernelInterface::MASTER_REQUEST);
+        $masterRequestEvent = new RequestEvent(static::$kernel, new Request(), HttpKernelInterface::MASTER_REQUEST);
         $this->eventDispatcher->dispatch($masterRequestEvent, KernelEvents::REQUEST);
 
         /** @var VisibilityColumnConsideringSQLFilterMock $filterMock */
diff --git a/tests/Filter/VisibilityColumnConsideringSQLFilterTest.php b/tests/Filter/VisibilityColumnConsideringSQLFilterTest.php
index 35ae6a9..621c29b 100644
--- a/tests/Filter/VisibilityColumnConsideringSQLFilterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Filter/VisibilityColumnConsideringSQLFilterTest.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Test\KernelTestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\GetResponseEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\RequestEvent;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelEvents;
 use Webfactory\VisibilityFilterBundle\Tests\Fixtures\EntityWithManyToManyRelationship;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
 
         // activate filter by simulating a request
         $eventDispatcher = static::$container->get(EventDispatcherInterface::class);
-        $masterRequestEvent = new GetResponseEvent(static::$kernel, new Request(), HttpKernelInterface::MASTER_REQUEST);
+        $masterRequestEvent = new RequestEvent(static::$kernel, new Request(), HttpKernelInterface::MASTER_REQUEST);
         $eventDispatcher->dispatch($masterRequestEvent, KernelEvents::REQUEST);
     }