diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index edc7b8e..17602a7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ install_requires =
     importlib-metadata<5.0.0;python_version=="3.7"
     importlib-metadata;python_version<"3.9"
     importlib-resources;python_version<"3.9"
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.8
 
 [options.packages.find]
 exclude =