diff --git a/.github/workflows/vertica-test.yml b/.github/workflows/vertica-test.yml
index 473a749..dd78ff0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vertica-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vertica-test.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ '3.7','3.8','3.9' ,'3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: [ '3.8','3.9' ,'3.10', '3.11']
     services:
       vertica:
         image: vertica/vertica-ce:latest
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 048b449..08af162 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 import re
 
 # require python 3.8 or newer
-if sys.version_info < (3, 7):
+if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
     print("Error: dbt does not support this version of Python.")
     print("Please upgrade to Python 3.8 or higher.")
     sys.exit(1)
@@ -127,5 +127,5 @@ def _get_dbt_core_version():
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent"
     ],
-    python_requires=">=3.7.0",
+    python_requires=">=3.8.0",
 )