diff --git a/.github/settings.yml b/.github/settings.yml
index 50a9ba1..508bad1 100644
--- a/.github/settings.yml
+++ b/.github/settings.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ branches:
       required_status_checks:
         contexts:
           -  "Coding Standards"
-          -  "Tests (php7.1, lowest)"
-          -  "Tests (php7.1, locked)"
-          -  "Tests (php7.1, highest)"
           -  "Tests (php7.2, lowest)"
           -  "Tests (php7.2, locked)"
           -  "Tests (php7.2, highest)"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
index d1ce15a..ec01298 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
@@ -21,27 +21,27 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v1.1.0
 
       - name: "Disable Xdebug"
-        run: php7.1 --ini | grep xdebug | sed 's/,$//' | xargs sudo rm
+        run: php7.2 --ini | grep xdebug | sed 's/,$//' | xargs sudo rm
 
       - name: "Validate composer.json and composer.lock"
-        run: php7.1 $(which composer) validate --strict
+        run: php7.2 $(which composer) validate --strict
 
       - name: "Cache dependencies installed with composer"
         uses: actions/cache@v1.0.0
         with:
           path: ~/.composer/cache
-          key: php7.1-composer-locked-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
+          key: php7.2-composer-locked-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
-            php7.1-composer-locked-
+            php7.2-composer-locked-
 
       - name: "Install locked dependencies with composer"
-        run: php7.1 $(which composer) install --no-interaction --no-progress --no-suggest
+        run: php7.2 $(which composer) install --no-interaction --no-progress --no-suggest
 
       - name: "Run localheinz/composer-normalize"
-        run: php7.1 $(which composer) normalize --dry-run
+        run: php7.2 $(which composer) normalize --dry-run
 
       - name: "Run friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer"
-        run: php7.1 vendor/bin/php-cs-fixer fix --config=.php_cs --diff --diff-format=udiff --using-cache=no --verbose
+        run: php7.2 vendor/bin/php-cs-fixer fix --config=.php_cs --diff --diff-format=udiff --using-cache=no --verbose
 
   tests:
     name: "Tests"
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         php-binary:
-          - php7.1
           - php7.2
           - php7.3
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bf04163..698eca2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-For a full diff see [`1.23.0...master`](https://github.com/localheinz/php-cs-fixer-config/compare/1.23.0...master).
+For a full diff see [`1.24.0...master`](https://github.com/localheinz/php-cs-fixer-config/compare/1.24.0...master).
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Dropped support for PHP 7.1 ([#221](https://github.com/localheinz/php-cs-fixer-config/pull/221)), by [@localheinz](https://github.com/localheinz)
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index dc1e748..2cf982a 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "require": {
-    "php": "^7.1",
+    "php": "^7.2",
     "friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer": "~2.16.0"
   },
   "require-dev": {
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 6ae773a..5a162f5 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "271397eab91ecf945aa1980e20ab168a",
+    "content-hash": "afc59c14dfff5356db71ae2b52e909cf",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "composer/semver",
@@ -3090,7 +3090,7 @@
     "prefer-stable": false,
     "prefer-lowest": false,
     "platform": {
-        "php": "^7.1"
+        "php": "^7.2"
     },
     "platform-dev": []
 }