diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2cf0d683..7f605746 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -104,5 +104,5 @@ setup(name=NAME,
       use_scm_version=sat_dev_version if is_dev_version else False,
       install_requires=install_requires,
       package_data={'sat': ['VERSION']},
-      python_requires='~=2.7',
+      python_requires='>=3.6',
       )