diff --git a/ci/deps/azure-36-minimum_versions.yaml b/ci/deps/azure-36-minimum_versions.yaml
index de7e011d9c7ca..256a21a71126b 100644
--- a/ci/deps/azure-36-minimum_versions.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/azure-36-minimum_versions.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ channels:
   - defaults
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-  - python=3.6.1
+  - python=3.6.0
 
   # tools
   - cython=0.29.13
diff --git a/doc/source/development/contributing.rst b/doc/source/development/contributing.rst
index 93c65ba7358c9..619c050525941 100644
--- a/doc/source/development/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/development/contributing.rst
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ Creating a Python environment (pip)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 If you aren't using conda for your development environment, follow these instructions.
-You'll need to have at least Python 3.6.1 installed on your system.
+You'll need to have at least Python 3.6.0 installed on your system.
 
 **Unix**/**Mac OS**
 
diff --git a/doc/source/getting_started/install.rst b/doc/source/getting_started/install.rst
index b3fd443e662a9..1ddd4cf3e028e 100644
--- a/doc/source/getting_started/install.rst
+++ b/doc/source/getting_started/install.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Instructions for installing from source,
 Python version support
 ----------------------
 
-Officially Python 3.6.1 and above, 3.7, and 3.8.
+Officially Python 3.6.0 and above, 3.7, and 3.8.
 
 Installing pandas
 -----------------
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.0.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.0.0.rst
index 41ad27c086e49..590c27b7df0ee 100755
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.0.0.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.0.0.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ What's new in 1.0.0 (??)
 
 .. warning::
 
-   Starting with the 1.x series of releases, pandas only supports Python 3.6.1 and higher.
+   Starting with the 1.x series of releases, pandas only supports Python 3.6.0 and higher.
 
 New Deprecation Policy
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c33ce063cb4d9..01d8ac772945d 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ def srcpath(name=None, suffix=".pyx", subdir="src"):
     long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
     classifiers=CLASSIFIERS,
     platforms="any",
-    python_requires=">=3.6.1",
+    python_requires=">=3.6.0",
     extras_require={
         "test": [
             # sync with setup.cfg minversion & install.rst