diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index ddad7d2b..44f19d15 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -5,20 +5,9 @@
 	<file>code</file>
 	<file>tests</file>
 
-	<!-- base rules are PSR-2 -->
-	<rule ref="PSR2" >
+	<!-- base rules are PSR-12 -->
+	<rule ref="PSR12" >
 		<!-- Current exclusions -->
-		<exclude name="PSR1.Methods.CamelCapsMethodName" />
-		<exclude name="PSR1.Files.SideEffects.FoundWithSymbols" />
-		<exclude name="PSR2.Classes.PropertyDeclaration" />
-		<exclude name="PSR2.ControlStructures.SwitchDeclaration" /> <!-- causes php notice while linting -->
-		<exclude name="PSR2.ControlStructures.SwitchDeclaration.WrongOpenercase" />
-		<exclude name="PSR2.ControlStructures.SwitchDeclaration.WrongOpenerdefault" />
-		<exclude name="PSR2.ControlStructures.SwitchDeclaration.TerminatingComment" />
-		<exclude name="PSR2.Methods.MethodDeclaration.Underscore" />
-		<exclude name="Squiz.Scope.MethodScope" />
-		<exclude name="Squiz.Classes.ValidClassName.NotCamelCaps" />
-		<exclude name="Generic.Files.LineLength.TooLong" />
-		<exclude name="PEAR.Functions.ValidDefaultValue.NotAtEnd" />
+		<exclude name="PSR1.Methods.CamelCapsMethodName.NotCamelCaps" />
 	</rule>
 </ruleset>