diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c88ef36..01e6d4f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     pip install .
     ```
 
-Requires Python 3.9+ and JAX 0.4.13+ (and Equinox & Matplotlib). 👉 [JAX install guide](https://jax.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html).
+Requires Python 3.10+ and JAX 0.4.13+ (and Equinox & Matplotlib). 👉 [JAX install guide](https://jax.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html).
 
 ## Quickstart
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b46fbb1..df5d6a8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "exponax"
 version = "0.0.1"
 description = "Efficient differentiable PDE solvers in JAX."
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python ="~=3.9"
+requires-python ="~=3.10"
 authors = [
   {name = "Felix Koehler"},
 ]