diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 1b0a510..ea4afd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        php: ['7.0', '7.1', '7.2', '7.3', '7.4', '8.0']
+        php: ['7.1', '7.2', '7.3', '7.4', '8.0']
 
     steps:
       ## checkout the repoistory 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 303a3c6..dbbb02b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 In order to read more about upgrading and BC breaks have a look at the [UPGRADE Document](UPGRADE.md).
 
-## 3.3.2 (5. April 2022)
+## 3.4.0 (5. April 2022)
 
-+ Updated deps to latest version of `smalot/pdfparser` parser.
++ Updated deps to latest version of `smalot/pdfparser` parser which now requires at least version php 7.1. Therefore raise php version requirements for luya module crawler to version 7.1 to (which is outdated for a long time already: https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php)
 
 ## 3.3.1 (9. December 2021)
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index d984562..74c2d34 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 		"issues" : "https://github.com/luyadev/luya/issues"
 	},
 	"require" : {
+		"php": ">=7.1",
 		"nadar/crawler" : "^1.3",
 		"nadar/stemming" : "^1.0",
 		"smalot/pdfparser": "^2.1"