diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 9e44d5fea1347..6f40a38522ad6 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="7.0-"/>
+	<config name="testVersion" value="5.6-"/>
 	<rule ref="PHPCompatibilityWP">
 		<include-pattern>*\.php$</include-pattern>
 	</rule>