diff --git a/lib/ModernTribe/ruleset.xml b/lib/ModernTribe/ruleset.xml
index b6587e5..2da89c8 100644
--- a/lib/ModernTribe/ruleset.xml
+++ b/lib/ModernTribe/ruleset.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@
     <rule ref="Generic.NamingConventions.ConstructorName"/>
     <!-- Forbid deprecated functions -->
     <rule ref="Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions"/>
+    <!-- Disable short echo tags. <?= $var; ?> -->
+    <rule ref="Generic.PHP.DisallowShortOpenTag.EchoFound">
+        <severity>4</severity>
+        <type>warning</type>
+    </rule>
 
     <!-- Slevomat class formatting -->