diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e267f1d6af..a5e297385e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        php: ['8.3', '8.4']
+        php: ['8.3', '8.4', '8.5']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        php: ['8.3', '8.4']
+        php: ['8.3', '8.4', '8.5']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
         # check - the seeded data and the updater are only asserted here.
         # One PHP version only: what this job proves is the installer's database
         # paths, and those do not vary with the PHP minor. The matrix above
-        # already runs the analysis and the tests on both.
+        # already runs the analysis and the tests on every supported version.
         include:
           - db: mysql
             user: root