diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 42405b3f..e4ce5be5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: System :: Software Distribution",
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 keywords = ["bumpversion", "version", "release"]
 dynamic = ["version"]