diff --git a/sem-version b/sem-version
index 23468a56..d009f3ac 100755
--- a/sem-version
+++ b/sem-version
@@ -116,7 +116,13 @@ version::change_php() {
     sem-install php "${software_version}"
   fi
   software_version="php-${software_version}"
+  local _phprc_tmp
+  _phprc_tmp=$(mktemp)
+  echo 'error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED' > "$_phprc_tmp"
+  export PHPRC="$_phprc_tmp"
   version::change "phpbrew switch"
+  rm -f "$_phprc_tmp"
+  unset PHPRC
   return $?
 }
 version::change_python() {
diff --git a/tests/sem_version_jammy/php.bats b/tests/sem_version_jammy/php.bats
index f43c65c3..f123a8dd 100644
--- a/tests/sem_version_jammy/php.bats
+++ b/tests/sem_version_jammy/php.bats
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ setup() {
   source /opt/change-go-version.sh
   source /opt/change-java-version.sh
   source /opt/change-scala-version.sh
-  sed -i '/^Deprecated:/d' ~/.phpbrew/init 2>/dev/null || true
   source ~/.phpbrew/bashrc
   . /home/semaphore/.nvm/nvm.sh
   export PATH="$PATH:/home/semaphore/.yarn/bin"
@@ -29,16 +28,15 @@ setup() {
 
   run sem-version php 8.1
   assert_success
-  sed -i '/^Deprecated:/d' ~/.phpbrew/init 2>/dev/null || true
   source ~/.phpbrew/bashrc
   run php -v
-  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.1."
+  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.1.29"
   run php -m
   assert_line --partial "gd"
   assert_line --partial "imap"
   run which composer
   assert_success
-  assert_line --partial "8.1."
+  assert_line --partial "8.1.29"
   run phpbrew ext install iconv
   assert_success
 }
@@ -47,16 +45,15 @@ setup() {
 
   run sem-version php 8.2
   assert_success
-  sed -i '/^Deprecated:/d' ~/.phpbrew/init 2>/dev/null || true
   source ~/.phpbrew/bashrc
   run php -v
-  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.2."
+  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.2.31"
   run php -m
   assert_line --partial "gd"
   assert_line --partial "imap"
   run which composer
   assert_success
-  assert_line --partial "8.2."
+  assert_line --partial "8.2.31"
   run phpbrew ext install iconv
   assert_success
 }
@@ -65,16 +62,15 @@ setup() {
 
   run sem-version php 8.3
   assert_success
-  sed -i '/^Deprecated:/d' ~/.phpbrew/init 2>/dev/null || true
   source ~/.phpbrew/bashrc
   run php -v
-  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.3."
+  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.3.31"
   run php -m
   assert_line --partial "gd"
   assert_line --partial "imap"
   run which composer
   assert_success
-  assert_line --partial "8.3."
+  assert_line --partial "8.3.31"
   run phpbrew ext install iconv
   assert_success
 }
@@ -83,15 +79,14 @@ setup() {
 
   run sem-version php 8.4
   assert_success
-  sed -i '/^Deprecated:/d' ~/.phpbrew/init 2>/dev/null || true
   source ~/.phpbrew/bashrc
   run php -v
-  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.4."
+  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.4.22"
   run php -m
   assert_line --partial "gd"
   run which composer
   assert_success
-  assert_line --partial "8.4."
+  assert_line --partial "8.4.22"
   run phpbrew ext install iconv
   assert_success
 }
diff --git a/tests/sem_version_noble/php.bats b/tests/sem_version_noble/php.bats
index f43c65c3..f123a8dd 100644
--- a/tests/sem_version_noble/php.bats
+++ b/tests/sem_version_noble/php.bats
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ setup() {
   source /opt/change-go-version.sh
   source /opt/change-java-version.sh
   source /opt/change-scala-version.sh
-  sed -i '/^Deprecated:/d' ~/.phpbrew/init 2>/dev/null || true
   source ~/.phpbrew/bashrc
   . /home/semaphore/.nvm/nvm.sh
   export PATH="$PATH:/home/semaphore/.yarn/bin"
@@ -29,16 +28,15 @@ setup() {
 
   run sem-version php 8.1
   assert_success
-  sed -i '/^Deprecated:/d' ~/.phpbrew/init 2>/dev/null || true
   source ~/.phpbrew/bashrc
   run php -v
-  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.1."
+  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.1.29"
   run php -m
   assert_line --partial "gd"
   assert_line --partial "imap"
   run which composer
   assert_success
-  assert_line --partial "8.1."
+  assert_line --partial "8.1.29"
   run phpbrew ext install iconv
   assert_success
 }
@@ -47,16 +45,15 @@ setup() {
 
   run sem-version php 8.2
   assert_success
-  sed -i '/^Deprecated:/d' ~/.phpbrew/init 2>/dev/null || true
   source ~/.phpbrew/bashrc
   run php -v
-  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.2."
+  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.2.31"
   run php -m
   assert_line --partial "gd"
   assert_line --partial "imap"
   run which composer
   assert_success
-  assert_line --partial "8.2."
+  assert_line --partial "8.2.31"
   run phpbrew ext install iconv
   assert_success
 }
@@ -65,16 +62,15 @@ setup() {
 
   run sem-version php 8.3
   assert_success
-  sed -i '/^Deprecated:/d' ~/.phpbrew/init 2>/dev/null || true
   source ~/.phpbrew/bashrc
   run php -v
-  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.3."
+  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.3.31"
   run php -m
   assert_line --partial "gd"
   assert_line --partial "imap"
   run which composer
   assert_success
-  assert_line --partial "8.3."
+  assert_line --partial "8.3.31"
   run phpbrew ext install iconv
   assert_success
 }
@@ -83,15 +79,14 @@ setup() {
 
   run sem-version php 8.4
   assert_success
-  sed -i '/^Deprecated:/d' ~/.phpbrew/init 2>/dev/null || true
   source ~/.phpbrew/bashrc
   run php -v
-  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.4."
+  assert_line --partial "PHP 8.4.22"
   run php -m
   assert_line --partial "gd"
   run which composer
   assert_success
-  assert_line --partial "8.4."
+  assert_line --partial "8.4.22"
   run phpbrew ext install iconv
   assert_success
 }