diff --git a/tools/composer-normalize/composer.json b/tools/composer-normalize/composer.json
index 91f884a..043b876 100644
--- a/tools/composer-normalize/composer.json
+++ b/tools/composer-normalize/composer.json
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     "name": "tools/composer-normalize",
     "description": "composer-normalize",
     "type": "metapackage",
+    "require": {
+        "php": ">=7.4"
+    },
     "require-dev": {
         "ergebnis/composer-normalize": "2.23.0",
         "roave/security-advisories": "dev-latest"
diff --git a/tools/composer-require-checker/composer.json b/tools/composer-require-checker/composer.json
index f9d764d..cdb0158 100644
--- a/tools/composer-require-checker/composer.json
+++ b/tools/composer-require-checker/composer.json
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     "name": "tools/composer-require-checker",
     "description": "composer-require-checker",
     "type": "metapackage",
+    "require": {
+        "php": ">=7.4"
+    },
     "require-dev": {
         "maglnet/composer-require-checker": "3.8.0",
         "roave/security-advisories": "dev-latest"
diff --git a/tools/composer-unused/composer.json b/tools/composer-unused/composer.json
index 7cb49e2..65717cd 100644
--- a/tools/composer-unused/composer.json
+++ b/tools/composer-unused/composer.json
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     "name": "tools/composer-unused",
     "description": "composer-unused",
     "type": "metapackage",
+    "require": {
+        "php": ">=7.4"
+    },
     "require-dev": {
         "icanhazstring/composer-unused": "0.7.12",
         "roave/security-advisories": "dev-latest"
diff --git a/tools/php-cs-fixer/composer.json b/tools/php-cs-fixer/composer.json
index 44b81a6..6dea16f 100644
--- a/tools/php-cs-fixer/composer.json
+++ b/tools/php-cs-fixer/composer.json
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     "name": "tools/php-cs-fixer",
     "description": "php-cs-fixer",
     "type": "metapackage",
+    "require": {
+        "php": ">=7.4"
+    },
     "require-dev": {
         "friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer": "3.5.0",
         "roave/security-advisories": "dev-latest"
diff --git a/tools/psalm/composer.json b/tools/psalm/composer.json
index 7f67407..a1bad48 100644
--- a/tools/psalm/composer.json
+++ b/tools/psalm/composer.json
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     "name": "tools/psalm",
     "description": "psalm and plugins",
     "type": "metapackage",
+    "require": {
+        "php": ">=7.4"
+    },
     "require-dev": {
         "roave/security-advisories": "dev-latest",
         "vimeo/psalm": "4.19.0"