diff --git a/updates/nextcloud.sh b/updates/nextcloud.sh
index 2e93ea8..87272f5 100644
--- a/updates/nextcloud.sh
+++ b/updates/nextcloud.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 # +x does not apply
 # use correct order – eg: sudo -u www-data php=php8.2 ...
 if [ -z ${php} ]; then
-        php="php8.1"
+        php="php8.2"
 fi
 
 [ -f cron.log ] && rm -v cron.log && echo "logfiles should not be here and upset the updater. consider the data directory."