diff --git a/src/WordPress.php b/src/WordPress.php
index 602751b..2b1f666 100644
--- a/src/WordPress.php
+++ b/src/WordPress.php
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public function __construct() {
 	 * [--php=<php-version>]
 	 * : PHP version for site. Currently only supports PHP 5.6, 7.0, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 and latest.
 	 * ---
-	 * default: 8.3
+	 * default: 8.4
 	 * options:
 	 *	- 5.6
 	 *	- 7.0
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public function create( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 		$this->cache_type                       = \EE\Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'cache' );
 		$wildcard_flag                          = \EE\Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'wildcard' );
 		$this->site_data['site_ssl_wildcard']   = 'subdom' === $this->site_data['app_sub_type'] || $wildcard_flag ? true : false;
-		$this->site_data['php_version']         = \EE\Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'php', '8.2' );
+		$this->site_data['php_version']         = \EE\Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'php' );
 		$this->site_data['app_admin_url']       = \EE\Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'title', $this->site_data['site_url'] );
 		$this->site_data['app_admin_username']  = \EE\Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'admin-user', \EE\Utils\random_name_generator() );
 		$this->site_data['app_admin_password']  = \EE\Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'admin-pass', '' );