diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 315da067..a0178732 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        php-versions: ['5.6', '7.0', '7.1', '7.2', '7.3', '7.4', '8.0']
+        php-versions: ['8.0', '8.1']
     steps:
       - name: Download standard files
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/tests/ExtendedPdoTest.php b/tests/ExtendedPdoTest.php
index c51a9a6e..2398467b 100644
--- a/tests/ExtendedPdoTest.php
+++ b/tests/ExtendedPdoTest.php
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ public function testQueryWithFetchMode()
             ];
         }
         $this->assertEquals($expect, $actual);
-
     }
 
     public function testPrepareWithValues()
@@ -298,7 +297,9 @@ public function testFetchObject()
     {
         $stm = "SELECT id, name FROM pdotest WHERE id = ?";
         $actual = $this->pdo->fetchObject($stm, [1]);
-        $this->assertSame(1, $actual->id);
+
+        // in php <= 8 id is a string, in php >= 8.1 it is a int
+        $this->assertSame('1', (string)$actual->id);
         $this->assertSame('Anna', $actual->name);
     }
 
@@ -311,7 +312,8 @@ public function testFetchObject_withCtorArgs()
             'Aura\Sql\FakeObject',
             ['bar']
         );
-        $this->assertSame(1, $actual->id);
+        // in php <= 8 id is a string, in php >= 8.1 it is a int
+        $this->assertSame('1', (string)$actual->id);
         $this->assertSame('Anna', $actual->name);
         $this->assertSame('bar', $actual->foo);
     }