diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index a8d1a82e4ba..0aaff922fcf 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 
     'key' => env('APP_KEY'),
 
-    'cipher' => 'AES-256-CBC',
+    'cipher' => 'AES-256-GCM',
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------