diff --git a/roles/php/molecule/default/verify.yml b/roles/php/molecule/default/verify.yml
index 825c3678c9..1f7ab5923e 100644
--- a/roles/php/molecule/default/verify.yml
+++ b/roles/php/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 ---
-# This is an example playbook to execute Ansible tests.
-
 - name: Verify
   hosts: all
   gather_facts: false
   tasks:
-  - name: test for php packages
-    apt:
+  - name: Test for php packages
+    ansible.builtin.apt:
       name: "{{ item }}"
       state: present
     loop:
-      - php8.1
-      - php8.1-dev
-      - php8.1-curl
-      - php8.1-zip
+      - php8.3
+      - php8.3-dev
+      - php8.3-curl
+      - php8.3-zip
       - datadog-php-tracer
     check_mode: true
     register: present