diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-checks.yaml
index efa69b69d3f6..f5f0aae61c65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-checks.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Install PHP"
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@f3e473d116dcccaddc5834248c87452386958240 # v2
         with:
-          php-version: "8.2"
+          php-version: "8.4"
       - name: "Rebase PR branch onto main branch"
         if: github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'release-please[bot]'
         env:
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
       - name: "Install dependencies"
-        run: |
-          composer global require "roave/backward-compatibility-check:^8.2"
-          # TODO: Remove this line after https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-php/pull/9697 is merged and released
-          sed -i.bak 's/return ($this->propertyBased)/return (new ExcludeInternalProperty($this->propertyBased))/' ~/.composer/vendor/roave/backward-compatibility-check/src/DetectChanges/BCBreak/PropertyBased/OnlyPublicPropertyChanged.php
+        run: composer global require "roave/backward-compatibility-check:^8.22"
       - name: "Check for BC breaks"
         if: github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'release-please[bot]'
         run: |