diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index b91bb973ade41..3f16ba495a94c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	"require-dev": {
 		"dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^0.7",
 		"squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.5",
-		"phpcompatibility/php-compatibility": "^9.3",
+		"phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp": "^2.1.3",
 		"wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "^2.2",
 		"sirbrillig/phpcs-variable-analysis": "^2.8",
 		"spatie/phpunit-watcher": "^1.23",
diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 59c87341f6eb2..7473a44d819bc 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 <ruleset name="WordPress Coding Standards for Gutenberg Plugin">
 	<description>Sniffs for WordPress plugins, with minor modifications for Gutenberg</description>
 
-	<rule ref="PHPCompatibility"/>
 	<config name="testVersion" value="5.6-"/>
+	<rule ref="PHPCompatibilityWP">
+		<include-pattern>*\.php$</include-pattern>
+	</rule>
 
 	<rule ref="WordPress-Core"/>
 	<rule ref="WordPress-Docs"/>