diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/patch-29.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/patch-29.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..674c06e1259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/patch-29.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Updates PHP template to php:latest to ensure always targeting latest stable
+merge_request: 30319
+author: Paul Giberson
+type: changed
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/PHP.gitlab-ci.yml b/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/PHP.gitlab-ci.yml
index b9fee2d5731..25ea20e454f 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/PHP.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/PHP.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Select image from https://hub.docker.com/_/php/
-image: php:7.1.1
+image: php:latest
 
 # Select what we should cache between builds
 cache: