diff --git a/features/command.feature b/features/command.feature
index 26242b4df..99d1e1d9d 100644
--- a/features/command.feature
+++ b/features/command.feature
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ Feature: WP-CLI Commands
       """
       <?php
       class Foo_Class extends WP_CLI_Command {
+        protected $prefix;
 
         public function __construct( $prefix ) {
           $this->prefix = $prefix;
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@ Feature: WP-CLI Commands
       """
       <?php
       class Foo_Class {
+        protected $message;
 
         public function __construct( $message ) {
           $this->message = $message;
@@ -1119,6 +1121,7 @@ Feature: WP-CLI Commands
       """
       <?php
       class Foo_Class {
+        protected $message;
 
         public function __construct( $message ) {
           $this->message = $message;
diff --git a/features/requests.feature b/features/requests.feature
index fc96d21c2..5ba554b55 100644
--- a/features/requests.feature
+++ b/features/requests.feature
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Feature: Requests integration with both v1 and v2
 
   # This test downgrades to WordPress 5.8, but the SQLite plugin requires 6.0+
-  @require-mysql
+  # WP-CLI 2.7 causes deprecation warnings on PHP 8.2
+  @require-mysql @less-than-php-8.2
   Scenario: Composer stack with Requests v1
     Given an empty directory
     And a composer.json file:
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ Feature: Requests integration with both v1 and v2
 
     Scenario: Current version with WordPress-bundled Requests v2
     Given a WP installation
+    # Switch themes because twentytwentyfive requires a version newer than 6.2
+    # and it would otherwise cause a fatal error further down.
+    And I try `wp theme install twentyten`
+    And I try `wp theme activate twentyten`
     And I run `wp core update --version=6.2 --force`
 
     When I run `wp core version`