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 ## Setting up dev environment 💻
 
-Make sure you have Python>=3.6 installed. We use [pipenv](https://pipenv-fork.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) for dev environment, to install pipenv:
+Make sure you have Python>=3.8 installed. We use [pipenv](https://pipenv-fork.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) for dev environment, to install pipenv:
 
 `pip3 install pipenv --upgrade`
 
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 ## Requirements
 
 - [TerminusDB v10.0](https://github.com/terminusdb/terminusdb-server)
-- [Python >=3.7](https://www.python.org/downloads)
+- [Python >=3.8](https://www.python.org/downloads)
 
 ## Release Notes and Previous Versions