diff --git a/nextcloud/vars/main.yml b/nextcloud/vars/main.yml
index 4fa80558..a056f3e6 100644
--- a/nextcloud/vars/main.yml
+++ b/nextcloud/vars/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ redis_install: True
 http_port: 80
 https_port: 443
 
-php_version: 7.0
+php_version: 7.2
 phpfpm_base_dir: '/etc/php/{{ php_version }}/fpm'
 phpfpm_cli_dir: '/etc/php/{{ php_version }}/cli'