diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 3fb1a838ca9d..ef7a25872884 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ classifiers =
 long_description = Meson is a cross-platform build system designed to be both as fast and as user friendly as possible. It supports many languages and compilers, including GCC, Clang, PGI, Intel, and Visual Studio. Its build definitions are written in a simple non-Turing complete DSL.
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >= 3.5.2
+python_requires = >= 3.6
 setup_requires =
   setuptools