diff --git a/ortools/python/setup.py.in b/ortools/python/setup.py.in
index 28dc18b096..043a0ff81f 100644
--- a/ortools/python/setup.py.in
+++ b/ortools/python/setup.py.in
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ setup(
     name='@PYTHON_PROJECT@',
     version='@PROJECT_VERSION@',
     packages=find_packages(),
-    python_requires='>= 3.6',
+    python_requires='>= 3.7',
     install_requires=[
         'absl-py >= 0.13',
         'numpy >= 1.13.3',