diff --git a/patterns-server.changes b/patterns-server.changes
index d07ae8c..d673cce 100644
--- a/patterns-server.changes
+++ b/patterns-server.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 15 08:09:57 UTC 2018 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Recommend php7 variants by the lamp pattern (boo#1081072).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 23 11:19:08 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/patterns-server.spec b/patterns-server.spec
index 47fd7e3..4b19a7c 100644
--- a/patterns-server.spec
+++ b/patterns-server.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package patterns-server
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -219,18 +219,18 @@ Recommends:     yast2-http-server
 Recommends:     apache2-doc
 Recommends:     apache2-example-pages
 Recommends:     apache2-mod_perl
-Recommends:     apache2-mod_php5
+Recommends:     apache2-mod_php7
 Recommends:     apache2-mod_python
 Recommends:     apache2-prefork
 Recommends:     mariadb
-Recommends:     php5-ctype
-Recommends:     php5-dom
-Recommends:     php5-iconv
-Recommends:     php5-mysql
-Suggests:       php5-gd
-Suggests:       php5-mbstring
-Suggests:       php5-zlib
-Suggests:       php5-zip
+Recommends:     php7-ctype
+Recommends:     php7-dom
+Recommends:     php7-iconv
+Recommends:     php7-mysql
+Suggests:       php7-gd
+Suggests:       php7-mbstring
+Suggests:       php7-zlib
+Suggests:       php7-zip
 # slightly out of place I admit
 Suggests:       postgresql
 Suggests:       postgresql-contrib