diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f83c0f4c06..669bb18ef4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        php-versions: ['7.4', '8.0']
+        php-versions: ['7.4', '8.1']
         drupal-release: ['stable']
         composer-channel: ['stable']
         include:
-          - php-versions: '8.0'
+          - php-versions: '8.1'
             drupal-release: dev
             composer-channel: stable
-          - php-versions: '8.0'
+          - php-versions: '8.1'
             drupal-release: stable
             composer-channel: snapshot
     steps:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
 
         # https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/3182653
         # https://www.drupal.org/node/3176567
-      - if: ${{ matrix.php-versions == '7.4' }} || ${{ matrix.php-versions == '8.0' }}
+      - if: ${{ matrix.php-versions == '7.4' }} || ${{ matrix.php-versions == '8.1' }}
         run: composer require phpspec/prophecy-phpunit:^2
 
       - name: Run a single unit test to verfiy the testing setup.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93c66aea64..2425542697 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ section of composer.json:
 
 ### How do I specify a PHP version ?
 
-This project supports PHP 7.3 as minimum version (see [Environment requirements of Drupal 9](https://www.drupal.org/docs/understanding-drupal/how-drupal-9-was-made-and-what-is-included/environment-requirements-of)), however it's possible that a `composer update` will upgrade some package that will then require PHP 7.3+.
+This project supports PHP 7.4 as minimum version (see Drupal 9.4 [PHP requirements](https://www.drupal.org/docs/system-requirements/php-requirements#versions)) and [Drop official PHP 7.3 support in Drupal 9.4](https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/2917655), however it's possible that a `composer update` will upgrade some package that will then require PHP 7.4+.
 
 To prevent this you can add this code to specify the PHP version you want to use in the `config` section of `composer.json`:
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ To prevent this you can add this code to specify the PHP version you want to use
 "config": {
     "sort-packages": true,
     "platform": {
-        "php": "7.3.19"
+        "php": "7.4.30"
     }
 },
 ```
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3c6ae9111b..15561eea1b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -19,15 +19,14 @@
         "php": ">=7.4",
         "composer/installers": "^1.9",
         "cweagans/composer-patches": "^1.7",
-        "drupal/core-composer-scaffold": "^9.3",
-        "drupal/core-recommended": "^9.3",
-        "drush/drush": "^10.6",
+        "drupal/core-composer-scaffold": "^9.4",
+        "drupal/core-recommended": "^9.4",
+        "drush/drush": "^11.0",
         "vlucas/phpdotenv": "^5.1",
         "webflo/drupal-finder": "^1.2"
     },
     "require-dev": {
-        "drupal/core-dev": "^9.3",
-        "zaporylie/composer-drupal-optimizations": "^1.2"
+        "drupal/core-dev": "^9.4"
     },
     "conflict": {
         "drupal/drupal": "*"
@@ -36,7 +35,13 @@
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "config": {
         "discard-changes": true,
-        "sort-packages": true
+        "sort-packages": true,
+        "allow-plugins": {
+            "composer/installers": true,
+            "cweagans/composer-patches": true,
+            "drupal/core-composer-scaffold": true,
+            "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": true
+        }
     },
     "autoload": {
         "classmap": [