diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1fbce0a1..baff8f10 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ setup(name=packagename,
           'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering'
       ],
       #requirements
-      python_requires=">3.6",
+      python_requires=">3.7",
       install_requires=[
           "colorama",
           "cython",