diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index e9d54721..1379ba1e 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
       jobs: &jobs
         - build-python-release
         - tox-linters
-        - tox-py35:
-            nodeset: ubuntu-xenial
         - tox-py36:
             nodeset: ubuntu-bionic
         - tox-py37:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drop-py35-a078f1c6f3c4fff4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drop-py35-a078f1c6f3c4fff4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfe879ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drop-py35-a078f1c6f3c4fff4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - Python 3.5 is no longer supported.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1a374903..f5630322 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ classifiers =
     License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
     Operating System :: OS Independent
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python
     Topic :: Utilities
-python_requires = >= 3.5
+python_requires = >= 3.6
 
 [files]
 packages =