diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cca041c..7d057e2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.6"
+requires-python = ">=3.7"
 
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ profile = "black"
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 120
-target-version = ['py36']
+target-version = ['py37']
 include = '\.pyi?$'
 
 [tool.pylint.'MESSAGES CONTROL']
diff --git a/spellchecker/info.py b/spellchecker/info.py
index eadec0c..0bf0e4d 100644
--- a/spellchecker/info.py
+++ b/spellchecker/info.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 __maintainer__ = "Tyler Barrus"
 __email__ = "barrust@gmail.com"
 __license__ = "MIT"
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
 __credits__ = ["Peter Norvig"]
 __url__ = "https://github.com/barrust/pyspellchecker"
 __bugtrack_url__ = f"{__url__}/issues"