diff --git a/language/oop5/basic.xml b/language/oop5/basic.xml
index 3323eed1bca7..9071a404f20e 100644
--- a/language/oop5/basic.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/basic.xml
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ bool(true)
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 echo (new DateTime())->format('Y');
+// surrounding parentheses are optional as of PHP 8.4.0
+echo new DateTime()->format('Y');
 ?>
 ]]>
     </programlisting>