diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 726d354e..a82fa893 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ Minimum Requirements
 -------------------------------------------
 
 * PHP 5.4 or higher.
-* [PHP_CodeSniffer][phpcs-gh] version **3.7.1** or higher.
-* [PHPCSUtils][phpcsutils-gh] version **1.0.8** or higher.
+* [PHP_CodeSniffer][phpcs-gh] version **3.8.0** or higher.
+* [PHPCSUtils][phpcsutils-gh] version **1.0.9** or higher.
 
 
 Installation
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index b59f2d8e..909fb189 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     },
     "require" : {
         "php" : ">=5.4",
-        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer" : "^3.7.1",
-        "phpcsstandards/phpcsutils" : "^1.0.8"
+        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer" : "^3.8.0",
+        "phpcsstandards/phpcsutils" : "^1.0.9"
     },
     "require-dev" : {
         "php-parallel-lint/php-parallel-lint": "^1.3.2",