diff --git a/.woodpecker/test.yml b/.woodpecker/test.yml
index a496f9c..87b15c3 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/test.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/test.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ matrix:
   PYTHON:
     - 3.10
     - 3.9
-    - 3.8
-    - 3.7
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6ad215..4c766fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This is the backend of the Flaschengeist.
 ### Requirements
 - `mysql` or `mariadb`
     - maybe `libmariadb` development files[1]
+- python 3.9+
 - pip 21.0+
 
 *[1] By default Flaschengeist uses mysql as database backend, if you are on Windows Flaschengeist uses `PyMySQL`, but on
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 31cb338..995eb8a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ classifiers =
 
 [options]
 include_package_data = True
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.9
 packages = find:
 install_requires =
     Flask >= 2.0