diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index fdb96780b7b..0a43b7d2da5 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ruleset name="MoodleCore">
   <rule ref="moodle"/>
+  <config name="testVersion" value="8.0-"/>
 </ruleset>