diff --git a/.github/workflows/acceptance.yml b/.github/workflows/acceptance.yml
index d8ff19c9d..b2df84a3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/acceptance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/acceptance.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       MOODLE_DOCKER_DB: pgsql
       MOODLE_DOCKER_BROWSER: chrome
-      MOODLE_DOCKER_PHP_VERSION: 7.4
+      MOODLE_DOCKER_PHP_VERSION: '8.0'
       MOODLE_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.inputs.moodle_branch || 'master' }}
       MOODLE_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.event.inputs.moodle_repository || 'https://github.com/moodle/moodle' }}
       BEHAT_TAGS: ${{ github.event.inputs.behat_tags || '~@performance' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/performance.yml b/.github/workflows/performance.yml
index 746a6c38a..47e3fbf71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/performance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/performance.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       MOODLE_DOCKER_DB: pgsql
       MOODLE_DOCKER_BROWSER: chrome
-      MOODLE_DOCKER_PHP_VERSION: 7.4
+      MOODLE_DOCKER_PHP_VERSION: '8.0'
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3