diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 9c93b6b93d98d..e222083a160e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ jobs:
             fail-fast: true
             matrix:
                 php:
-                    - '5.6'
                     - '7.0'
                     - '7.1'
                     - '7.2'
diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 6f40a38522ad6..9e44d5fea1347 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <ruleset name="WordPress Coding Standards for Gutenberg Plugin">
 	<description>Sniffs for WordPress plugins, with minor modifications for Gutenberg</description>
 
-	<config name="testVersion" value="5.6-"/>
+	<config name="testVersion" value="7.0-"/>
 	<rule ref="PHPCompatibilityWP">
 		<include-pattern>*\.php$</include-pattern>
 	</rule>