diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
index 7f436b37e8..b2f066d738 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
      * @return Factory|RedirectResponse|Redirector|View
      * @throws Exception
      */
-    public function index(AccountRepositoryInterface $repository)
+    public function index(AccountRepositoryInterface $repository): mixed
     {
         $types = config('firefly.accountTypesByIdentifier.asset');
         $count = $repository->count($types);
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 85b19bc44d..0955b5736b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
       }
     ],
   "require": {
-    "php": ">=7.4.0",
+    "php": ">=8.0.0",
     "ext-bcmath": "*",
     "ext-curl": "*",
     "ext-fileinfo": "*",