diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 20a0dad..cd5c4b1 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ wordpress_debug: 'false'
 # wordpress_plugins_delete_list:
   
 wordpress_php_prereq:
-  - 'php{{ php_version }}-json'
+#  - 'php{{ php_version }}-json'
+  - 'php-json'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-intl'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-cli'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-gd'
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index ee23ae8..ebdd80b 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 letsencrypt_acme_dest_dir: '{{ wordpress_servername }}'
 
 php_from_ppa: True
-php_version: 7.4
+php_version: 8.1
 
 phpfpm_base_dir: '/etc/php/{{ php_version }}/fpm'
 phpfpm_cli_dir: '/etc/php{{ php_version }}/cli'