diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9eade0dc2..b918daebb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ classifiers =
 
 [options]
 packages = find:
-python_requires = >=3.9
+python_requires = >=3.10
 install_requires =
     numpy>=1.21
     scipy>=1.11