diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dc1fd87f1..819206467 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 import versioneer
 
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
-    print("At least Python 3.6 is required for Snakemake.\n", file=sys.stderr)
+if sys.version_info < (3, 7):
+    print("At least Python 3.7 is required for Snakemake.\n", file=sys.stderr)
     exit(1)