diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e0f4acb8..7a56b44f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Therefore so should [`YOU`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwagon_effect)! :gr
 
 ## Installation
 
-ExaBGP 3.4 and previous versions are python 2 applications. ExaBGP 4.0 had support for both Python 2 and 3. current version of ExaBGP (4.2 and master) are targeting python 3 only (3.6+).
+ExaBGP 3.4 and previous versions are python 2 applications. ExaBGP 4.0 had support for both Python 2 and 3. current version of ExaBGP (4.2 and master) are targeting python 3 only (3.7+).
 
 ### OS packages
 
diff --git a/redhat/python-exabgp.spec b/redhat/python-exabgp.spec
index 10475a84a..39c6b6c0b 100644
--- a/redhat/python-exabgp.spec
+++ b/redhat/python-exabgp.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 Provides:       exabgp-libs
 
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
-Requires:       python3 >= 3.6
+Requires:       python3 >= 3.7
 
 %description
 ExaBGP python module
diff --git a/redhat/python-exabgp.spec.git b/redhat/python-exabgp.spec.git
index e23c04221..2ee26e7f1 100644
--- a/redhat/python-exabgp.spec.git
+++ b/redhat/python-exabgp.spec.git
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BuildRequires:  sed
 BuildRequires:  git
 BuildRequires:  git-extras
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
-Requires:       python3 >= 3.6
+Requires:       python3 >= 3.7
 
 %description
 ExaBGP python module