diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 518280b..84f34b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The AWS Secrets Manager Python caching client enables in-process caching of secr
 
 To use this client you must have:
 
-* Python 3.7 or newer.  Use of Python versions 3.6 or older are not supported.
+* Python 3.8 or newer.  Use of Python versions 3.7 or older are not supported.
 * An Amazon Web Services (AWS) account to access secrets stored in AWS Secrets Manager.
   * **To create an AWS account**, go to [Sign In or Create an AWS Account](https://portal.aws.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html) and then choose **I am a new user.** Follow the instructions to create an AWS account.
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 81b8f81..1066b31 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     ],
     keywords='secretsmanager secrets manager development cache caching client',
     use_scm_version=True,
-    python_requires='>3.5',
+    python_requires='>=3.8',
     install_requires=['botocore'],
     setup_requires=['pytest-runner', 'setuptools-scm'],
     tests_require=['pytest', 'pytest-cov', 'pytest-sugar', 'codecov']