diff --git a/phpunit.xml.dist b/phpunit.xml.dist
index 40fd26e09b..803b81cdf2 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ b/phpunit.xml.dist
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ It's auto-generated by sonata-project/dev-kit package.
     <php>
         <ini name="precision" value="8" />
         <env name="SYMFONY_DEPRECATIONS_HELPER" value="max[self]=0" />
+        <env name="SYMFONY_PHPUNIT_VERSION" value="8.5" />
     </php>
 
 </phpunit>