diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4132dcd30..56253c24b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from os import path
 import sys
 
-min_py_version = (3, 4)
+min_py_version = (3, 5)
 
 if sys.version_info <  min_py_version:
     sys.exit('DataJoint is only supported on Python {}.{} or higher'.format(*min_py_version))