diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b4ec5ec..72b9c7e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ setup(
     },
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     long_description=longdesc,
-    python_requires='>=3.5',
+    python_requires='>=3.6',
     keywords=[
         'abcddb',
         'abcd',
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ setup(
         'Programming Language :: Python',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',