3 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9998de18b..2e5359281 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 ### Runtime Requirements
 
-- python3.7 or higher
+- python3.9 or higher
 - python3-gi
 - python3-gi-cairo
 - gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (>=3.22)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1beb12a3a..67c670473 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ classifiers =
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.9
 packages = find:
 test_suite = test
 install_requires =
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ install_requires =
     keyring
     nbxmpp>=2.99.0
     packaging
-    setuptools; python_version < '3.9'
     precis-i18n>=1.0.0
     pyOpenSSL>=16.2
     pycairo>=1.16.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9f2860d0b..de60c6a52 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 7):
-    sys.exit('Gajim needs Python 3.7+')
+if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
+    sys.exit('Gajim needs Python 3.9+')
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 from setuptools import Command