diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drop-python-3-6-and-3-7-77af6bd3473ea5ba.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drop-python-3-6-and-3-7-77af6bd3473ea5ba.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d5e4e3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drop-python-3-6-and-3-7-77af6bd3473ea5ba.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Python 3.6 & 3.7 support has been dropped. The minimum version of Python now
+    supported is Python 3.8.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 375e6f8be..0cf3c3755 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ license = Apache License, Version 2.0
 author = OpenStack
 author-email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org
 home-page = https://www.openstack.org/software/releases/mitaka/components/murano
-python-requires = >=3.6
+python-requires = >=3.8
 classifier =
     Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
     Environment :: OpenStack
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ classifier =
     Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
 
 [files]
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 62061b683..31cf3a1af 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py36,py38,pep8
+envlist = py38,pep8
 minversion = 2.0
 skipsdist = True