diff --git a/php/php.code.analysis/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/analysis/options/AnalysisOptions.java b/php/php.code.analysis/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/analysis/options/AnalysisOptions.java
index 0ab749392073..9f370ccb3444 100644
--- a/php/php.code.analysis/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/analysis/options/AnalysisOptions.java
+++ b/php/php.code.analysis/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/analysis/options/AnalysisOptions.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public final class AnalysisOptions {
     private static final String PHPSTAN_CONFIGURATION = "phpstan.configuration"; // NOI18N
     private static final String PHPSTAN_MEMORY_LIMIT = "phpstan.memory.limit"; // NOI18N
     public static final int PHPSTAN_MIN_LEVEL = Integer.getInteger("nb.phpstan.min.level", 0); // NOI18N
-    public static final int PHPSTAN_MAX_LEVEL = Integer.getInteger("nb.phpstan.max.level", 8); // NOI18N
+    public static final int PHPSTAN_MAX_LEVEL = Integer.getInteger("nb.phpstan.max.level", 9); // NOI18N
 
     private volatile boolean codeSnifferSearched = false;
     private volatile boolean messDetectorSearched = false;