diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/ProjectAnalyzer.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/ProjectAnalyzer.php
index 21cc4ca0893..dd6dc3e81dd 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/ProjectAnalyzer.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/ProjectAnalyzer.php
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ public function refactorCodeAfterCompletion(array $to_refactor): void
      */
     public function setPhpVersion(string $version, string $source): void
     {
-        if (!preg_match('/^(5\.[456]|7\.[01234]|8\.[01])(\..*)?$/', $version)) {
+        if (!preg_match('/^(5\.[456]|7\.[01234]|8\.[012])(\..*)?$/', $version)) {
             throw new UnexpectedValueException('Expecting a version number in the format x.y');
         }