diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3796dc696..1368043ca 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
               'kubernetes.dynamic', 'kubernetes.leaderelection'],
     include_package_data=True,
     long_description="Python client for kubernetes http://kubernetes.io/",
+    python_requires='>=3.6',
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: %s" % DEVELOPMENT_STATUS,
         "Topic :: Utilities",