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@@ -91,13 +91,15 @@ More documentation is available at https://html5lib.readthedocs.io/.
 Installation
 ------------
 
-html5lib works on CPython 2.7+, CPython 3.4+ and PyPy.  To install it,
-use:
+html5lib works on CPython 2.7+, CPython 3.5+ and PyPy. To install:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     $ pip install html5lib
 
+The goal is to support a (non-strict) superset of the versions that [pip
+supports](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/#python-and-os-compatibility).
+
 
 Optional Dependencies
 ---------------------