diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # set minimum version requirements
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
-set(REQUIRED_QT_VERSION 5.11.0)
+set(REQUIRED_QT_VERSION 5.12.0)
 set(KF5_VERSION "5.66.0") # handled by release scripts
 set(KF5_DEP_VERSION "5.65.0") # handled by release scripts
 
diff --git a/src/kioslaves/timeline/timelinetools.cpp b/src/kioslaves/timeline/timelinetools.cpp
--- a/src/kioslaves/timeline/timelinetools.cpp
+++ b/src/kioslaves/timeline/timelinetools.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QDate>
-#include <QRegExp>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QUrlQuery>
 
 
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@
 {
     qCDebug(KIO_TIMELINE) << url;
 
-    static QRegExp s_dateRegexp(QStringLiteral("\\d{4}-\\d{2}(?:-(\\d{2}))?"));
+    const QString pattern(QStringLiteral("\\d{4}-\\d{2}(?:-(\\d{2}))?"));
+    static QRegularExpression s_dateRegexp(QRegularExpression::anchoredPattern(pattern));
 
     // reset
     *date = QDate();
@@ -114,18 +115,20 @@
     } else {
         QStringList sections = path.split(QStringLiteral("/"), QString::SkipEmptyParts);
         QString dateString;
-        if (s_dateRegexp.exactMatch(sections.last())) {
+        QRegularExpressionMatch match;
+        if ((match = s_dateRegexp.match(sections.last())).hasMatch()) {
             dateString = sections.last();
-        } else if (sections.count() > 1 && s_dateRegexp.exactMatch(sections[sections.count() - 2])) {
+        } else if (sections.count() > 1 && (match = s_dateRegexp.match(sections[sections.count() - 2])).hasMatch()) {
             dateString = sections[sections.count() - 2];
-            if (filename)
+            if (filename) {
                 *filename = sections.last();
+            }
         } else {
             qCWarning(KIO_TIMELINE) << url << "COULD NOT PARSE";
             return NoFolder;
         }
 
-        if (s_dateRegexp.cap(1).isEmpty()) {
+        if (match.captured(1).isEmpty()) {
             // no day -> month listing
             qCDebug(KIO_TIMELINE) << "parsing " << dateString;
             *date = QDate::fromString(dateString, QStringLiteral("yyyy-MM"));