diff --git a/administrator/index.php b/administrator/index.php
index e1c824f3c59f3..f09173b7d7a88 100644
--- a/administrator/index.php
+++ b/administrator/index.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 /**
  * Define the application's minimum supported PHP version as a constant so it can be referenced within the application.
  */
-define('JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP', '7.2');
+define('JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP', '7.2.5');
 
 if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP, '<'))
 {
diff --git a/api/index.php b/api/index.php
index f9281aa0b1af4..e28b15130191e 100644
--- a/api/index.php
+++ b/api/index.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 /**
  * Define the application's minimum supported PHP version as a constant so it can be referenced within the application.
  */
-define('JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP', '7.2');
+define('JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP', '7.2.5');
 
 if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP, '<'))
 {
diff --git a/cli/joomla.php b/cli/joomla.php
index 6e96980aef346..3ee88ceeafbdd 100644
--- a/cli/joomla.php
+++ b/cli/joomla.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 /**
  * Define the application's minimum supported PHP version as a constant so it can be referenced within the application.
  */
-const JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP = '7.2';
+const JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP = '7.2.5';
 
 if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP, '<'))
 {
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index aedf0053466ee..e092f6ed40a45 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 /**
  * Define the application's minimum supported PHP version as a constant so it can be referenced within the application.
  */
-define('JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP', '7.2');
+define('JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP', '7.2.5');
 
 if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP, '<'))
 {
diff --git a/installation/index.php b/installation/index.php
index 17979217cb2c3..21cd35908b075 100644
--- a/installation/index.php
+++ b/installation/index.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 /**
  * Define the application's minimum supported PHP version as a constant so it can be referenced within the application.
  */
-define('JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP', '7.2');
+define('JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP', '7.2.5');
 
 if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, JOOMLA_MINIMUM_PHP, '<'))
 {