diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index fd6040263..03466fb60 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
         "email": "support@phalconphp.com"
     },
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.5",
-        "ext-phalcon": "~3.3"
+        "php": ">=7.2",
+        "ext-phalcon": "^4.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpdocumentor/reflection-docblock": "2.0.4",