diff --git a/src/php-mariadb/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/src/php-mariadb/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index f7c53caf..ab93e9c1 100644
--- a/src/php-mariadb/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/php-mariadb/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php:1-${templateOption:imageVariant}
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php:2-${templateOption:imageVariant}
 
 # Install MariaDB client
 RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
diff --git a/src/php-mariadb/NOTES.md b/src/php-mariadb/NOTES.md
index a34dd789..47392ad8 100644
--- a/src/php-mariadb/NOTES.md
+++ b/src/php-mariadb/NOTES.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 This template references an image that was [pre-built](https://containers.dev/implementors/reference/#prebuilding) to automatically include needed devcontainer.json metadata.
 
 * **Image**: mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php ([source](https://github.com/devcontainers/images/tree/main/src/php))
-* **Applies devcontainer.json contents from image**: Yes ([source](https://github.com/devcontainers/images/blob/main/src/php/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json))
+* **Applies devcontainer.json contents from image** : Yes ([source](https://github.com/devcontainers/images/blob/main/src/php/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json))
 
 ## Using this template
 
diff --git a/src/php-mariadb/README.md b/src/php-mariadb/README.md
index 19c134c3..c0460583 100644
--- a/src/php-mariadb/README.md
+++ b/src/php-mariadb/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Develop PHP applications with MariaDB (MySQL Compatible).
 
 | Options Id | Description | Type | Default Value |
 |-----|-----|-----|-----|
-| imageVariant | PHP version (use -bookworm, -bullseye variants on local arm64/Apple Silicon): | string | 8.4-bookworm |
+| imageVariant | PHP version (use -trixie, -bookworm, -bullseye variants on local arm64/Apple Silicon): | string | 8.4-trixie |
 
 This template references an image that was [pre-built](https://containers.dev/implementors/reference/#prebuilding) to automatically include needed devcontainer.json metadata.
 
diff --git a/src/php-mariadb/devcontainer-template.json b/src/php-mariadb/devcontainer-template.json
index f57935ba..e92f0500 100644
--- a/src/php-mariadb/devcontainer-template.json
+++ b/src/php-mariadb/devcontainer-template.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "id": "php-mariadb",
-    "version": "4.2.0",
+    "version": "5.0.0",
     "name": "PHP & MariaDB",
     "description": "Develop PHP applications with MariaDB (MySQL Compatible).",
     "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/php-mariadb",
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
             "type": "string",
             "description": "PHP version (use -bookworm, -bullseye variants on local arm64/Apple Silicon):",
             "proposals": [
+                "8-trixie",
+                "8.2-trixie",
+                "8.3-trixie",
+                "8.4-trixie",				
                 "8-bookworm",
                 "8.2-bookworm",
                 "8.3-bookworm",
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@
                 "8.3-bullseye",
                 "8.4-bullseye"				
             ],
-            "default": "8.2-bookworm"
+            "default": "8.4-trixie"
         }
     },
     "platforms": [
diff --git a/src/php/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/src/php/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 1e97ec2f..9171679e 100644
--- a/src/php/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/src/php/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "PHP",
 	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
-	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php:1-${templateOption:imageVariant}",
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php:2-${templateOption:imageVariant}",
 
 	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
 	// "features": {},
diff --git a/src/php/README.md b/src/php/README.md
index 3ed6c44f..ca83d754 100644
--- a/src/php/README.md
+++ b/src/php/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Develop PHP based applications. Includes needed tools, extensions, and dependenc
 
 | Options Id | Description | Type | Default Value |
 |-----|-----|-----|-----|
-| imageVariant | PHP version (use -bookworm, -bullseye variants on local arm64/Apple Silicon): | string | 8.4-bookworm |
+| imageVariant | PHP version (use -trixie, -bookworm, -bullseye variants on local arm64/Apple Silicon): | string | 8.4-trixie |
 
 This template references an image that was [pre-built](https://containers.dev/implementors/reference/#prebuilding) to automatically include needed devcontainer.json metadata.
 
diff --git a/src/php/devcontainer-template.json b/src/php/devcontainer-template.json
index 1f2b8faa..b0dd685e 100644
--- a/src/php/devcontainer-template.json
+++ b/src/php/devcontainer-template.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
     "id": "php",
-    "version": "4.2.0",
+    "version": "5.0.0",
     "name": "PHP",
-    "description": "Develop PHP based applications. Includes needed tools, extensions, and dependencies.",
+    "description": "Develop PHP based applications. Includes needed tools, extensions and dependencies.",
     "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/php",
     "publisher": "Dev Container Spec Maintainers",
     "licenseURL": "https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/blob/main/LICENSE",
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
             "type": "string",
             "description": "PHP version (use -bookworm, -bullseye variants on local arm64/Apple Silicon):",
             "proposals": [
+                "8-trixie",
+                "8.2-trixie",
+                "8.3-trixie",
+                "8.4-trixie",						
                 "8-bookworm",
                 "8.2-bookworm",
                 "8.3-bookworm",
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@
                 "8.3-bullseye",
                 "8.4-bullseye"				
             ],
-            "default": "8.2-bullseye"
+            "default": "8.4-trixie"
         }
     },
     "platforms": ["PHP"],