diff --git a/perl/cpanfile b/perl/cpanfile
index e656041f5..715a1a7a2 100644
--- a/perl/cpanfile
+++ b/perl/cpanfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-requires "perl", "5.14.4";
+requires "perl", "5.39.0";
 requires "Cpanel::JSON::XS";
 requires "Class::XSAccessor";
 requires "Cucumber::Messages", ">= 19.0.0, < 20.0.0";