diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 855f0290..bca54826 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 
 version_string = VERSION
 
-if sys.version_info[:3] < (3, 5, 0):
-    sys.stderr.write("Sorry, Flent requires v3.5 or later of Python.\n")
+if sys.version_info[:3] < (3, 6, 0):
+    sys.stderr.write("Sorry, Flent requires v3.6 or later of Python.\n")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ def make_release_tree(self, base_dir, files):
     'Operating System :: POSIX',
     'Programming Language :: Python',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only',