diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ff3e286..2caaa7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ jobs:
         php: [8.1, 8.0, 7.4, 7.3, 7.2]
         laravel: [^9, ^8, ^7, ^6]
         exclude:
+          # Laravel 6 requires php 7.2-8.0, so exclude all php versions after 8.1
+          - laravel: ^6
+            php: 8.1
+          # Laravel 7 requires php 7.2-8.0, so exclude all php versions after 8.1
+          - laravel: ^7
+            php: 8.1
           # Laravel 8 requires php 7.3+, so exclude all PHP versions prior to 7.3
           - laravel: ^8
             php: 7.2