diff --git a/release b/release
index 48c1c1bcf..6f0f1557e 100755
--- a/release
+++ b/release
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ version = os.environ.get('EXABGP_VERSION',release)
 # Do not change the first line as it is parsed by scripts
 
 if sys.version_info.major < 3:
-    sys.exit('exabgp requires python3.7 or later')
-if (sys.version_info.major == 3 and sys.version_info.minor < 7):
-    sys.exit('exabgp requires python3.7 or later')
+    sys.exit('exabgp requires python3.6 or later')
+if (sys.version_info.major == 3 and sys.version_info.minor < 6):
+    sys.exit('exabgp requires python3.6 or later')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     sys.stdout.write(version)
diff --git a/src/exabgp/version.py b/src/exabgp/version.py
index 219e91c30..aacaf9f9e 100644
--- a/src/exabgp/version.py
+++ b/src/exabgp/version.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 # Do not change the first line as it is parsed by scripts
 
 if sys.version_info.major < 3:
-    sys.exit('exabgp requires python3.7 or later')
-if sys.version_info.major == 3 and sys.version_info.minor < 7:
-    sys.exit('exabgp requires python3.7 or later')
+    sys.exit('exabgp requires python3.6 or later')
+if sys.version_info.major == 3 and sys.version_info.minor < 6:
+    sys.exit('exabgp requires python3.6 or later')
 
 
 def latest_github():