# Important: PHP 8.2 Required for Passbolt V5!

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**Created:** [March 12, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/important-php-8-2-required-for-passbolt-v5/12494 "2025-03-12T09:58:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/important-php-8-2-required-for-passbolt-v5/12494/1 "2025-03-12T09:58:26Z")

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**IMPORTANT** : PHP 8.2 or higher is required for passbolt version 5!

The passbolt version 5 major release is coming soon, bringing an upgraded dependency stack that requires PHP \>= 8.2 that boosts performance, reliability, and security. In other words: To run passbolt v5, your server environment must have at least PHP 8.2 installed.

To assist those who self-host passbolt, we have prepared a blog post detailing the upgrade process from version 4 to version 5, which is linked below.

This blog post includes a quick-reference table that shows which distributions are already PHP 8.2-ready and which require migration or an OS update. Furthermore, it discusses some of the migration strategies available. Step-by-step guides are also included for installing PHP 8.2 or higher on older Red Hat family distributions and older Debian-like distributions.

Full details are in the blog: [https://hubs.li/Q03bsM6T0](https://hubs.li/Q03bsM6T0)

Have questions? Join the discussion below!