diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 044e493..0ab006a 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
       - publish-openstack-docs-pti
       - build-release-notes-jobs-python3
       - openstack-cover-jobs
-      - openstack-python-jobs
       - openstack-python3-ussuri-jobs
diff --git a/adjutant/actions/migrations/0001_initial.py b/adjutant/actions/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 650c1dc..d737692 100644
--- a/adjutant/actions/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/adjutant/actions/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('need_token', models.BooleanField(default=False)),
                 ('order', models.IntegerField()),
                 ('created', models.DateTimeField(default=django.utils.timezone.now)),
-                ('task', models.ForeignKey(to='api.Task')),
+                ('task', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='api.Task')),
             ],
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/adjutant/actions/models.py b/adjutant/actions/models.py
index c0c3e98..036b601 100644
--- a/adjutant/actions/models.py
+++ b/adjutant/actions/models.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Action(models.Model):
     state = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="default")
     valid = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     need_token = models.BooleanField(default=False)
-    task = models.ForeignKey('tasks.Task')
+    task = models.ForeignKey('tasks.Task', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     # NOTE(amelia): Auto approve is technically a ternary operator
     #               If all in a task are None it will not auto approve
     #               However if at least one action has it set to True it
diff --git a/adjutant/api/migrations/0001_initial.py b/adjutant/api/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 49784d4..9b5679d 100644
--- a/adjutant/api/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/adjutant/api/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('token', models.CharField(max_length=32, serialize=False, primary_key=True)),
                 ('created_on', models.DateTimeField(default=django.utils.timezone.now)),
                 ('expires', models.DateTimeField(db_index=True)),
-                ('task', models.ForeignKey(to='api.Task')),
+                ('task', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='api.Task')),
             ],
         ),
         migrations.AddField(
             model_name='notification',
             name='task',
-            field=models.ForeignKey(to='api.Task'),
+            field=models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='api.Task'),
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/adjutant/api/migrations/0005_auto_20190610_0209.py b/adjutant/api/migrations/0005_auto_20190610_0209.py
index a654ce6..9f7568b 100644
--- a/adjutant/api/migrations/0005_auto_20190610_0209.py
+++ b/adjutant/api/migrations/0005_auto_20190610_0209.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from django.db import migrations
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
+    atomic = False
+
     dependencies = [
         ('api', '0004_auto_20160929_0317'),
     ]
diff --git a/adjutant/api/models.py b/adjutant/api/models.py
index b13d8fc..db79e95 100644
--- a/adjutant/api/models.py
+++ b/adjutant/api/models.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Token(models.Model):
     UUID token object bound to a task.
     """
 
-    task = models.ForeignKey(Task)
+    task = models.ForeignKey(Task, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     token = models.CharField(max_length=32, primary_key=True)
     created_on = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now)
     expires = models.DateTimeField(db_index=True)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Notification(models.Model):
     uuid = models.CharField(max_length=32, default=hex_uuid,
                             primary_key=True)
     notes = JSONField(default={})
-    task = models.ForeignKey(Task)
+    task = models.ForeignKey(Task, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     error = models.BooleanField(default=False, db_index=True)
     created_on = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now)
     acknowledged = models.BooleanField(default=False, db_index=True)
diff --git a/adjutant/middleware.py b/adjutant/middleware.py
index 92f9c65..25fe16e 100644
--- a/adjutant/middleware.py
+++ b/adjutant/middleware.py
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ from logging import getLogger
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 
-class KeystoneHeaderUnwrapper(object):
+class KeystoneHeaderUnwrapper:
     """
     Middleware to build an easy to use dict of important data from
     what the keystone wsgi middleware gives us.
     """
-    def process_request(self, request):
+    def __init__(self, get_response):
+        self.get_response = get_response
+
+    def __call__(self, request):
         try:
             token_data = {
                 'project_domain_id': request.META['HTTP_X_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID'],
@@ -38,12 +41,18 @@ class KeystoneHeaderUnwrapper(object):
             token_data = {}
         request.keystone_user = token_data
 
+        response = self.get_response(request)
+        return response
 
-class TestingHeaderUnwrapper(object):
+
+class TestingHeaderUnwrapper:
     """
     Replacement for the KeystoneHeaderUnwrapper for testing purposes.
     """
-    def process_request(self, request):
+    def __init__(self, get_response):
+        self.get_response = get_response
+
+    def __call__(self, request):
         try:
             token_data = {
                 # TODO(adriant): follow up patch to update all the test
@@ -65,17 +74,21 @@ class TestingHeaderUnwrapper(object):
             token_data = {}
         request.keystone_user = token_data
 
+        response = self.get_response(request)
+        return response
 
-class RequestLoggingMiddleware(object):
+
+class RequestLoggingMiddleware:
     """
     Middleware to log the requests and responses.
     Will time the duration of a request and log that.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, get_response):
+        self.get_response = get_response
         self.logger = getLogger('adjutant')
 
-    def process_request(self, request):
+    def __call__(self, request):
         self.logger.info(
             '(%s) - <%s> %s [%s]',
             timezone.now(),
@@ -85,7 +98,8 @@ class RequestLoggingMiddleware(object):
         )
         request.timer = time()
 
-    def process_response(self, request, response):
+        response = self.get_response(request)
+
         if hasattr(request, 'timer'):
             time_delta = time() - request.timer
         else:
diff --git a/adjutant/settings.py b/adjutant/settings.py
index d18d87f..51f8042 100644
--- a/adjutant/settings.py
+++ b/adjutant/settings.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 # Application definition
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = (
-    'django.contrib.admin',
     'django.contrib.auth',
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.sessions',
@@ -50,23 +49,17 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'adjutant.startup',
 )
 
-MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
-    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+MIDDLEWARE = (
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
     'adjutant.middleware.KeystoneHeaderUnwrapper',
     'adjutant.middleware.RequestLoggingMiddleware'
 )
 
 if 'test' in sys.argv:
-    # modify MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES
-    MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = list(MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES)
-    MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES.remove('adjutant.middleware.KeystoneHeaderUnwrapper')
-    MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES.append('adjutant.middleware.TestingHeaderUnwrapper')
+    # modify MIDDLEWARE
+    MIDDLEWARE = list(MIDDLEWARE)
+    MIDDLEWARE.remove('adjutant.middleware.KeystoneHeaderUnwrapper')
+    MIDDLEWARE.append('adjutant.middleware.TestingHeaderUnwrapper')
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'adjutant.urls'
 
@@ -98,6 +91,8 @@ TEMPLATES = [
     },
 ]
 
+AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = []
+
 REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     'EXCEPTION_HANDLER': 'adjutant.api.exception_handler.exception_handler',
     'DEFAULT_RENDERER_CLASSES': [
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/django-2-2-465a8bb124f1f7fe.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/django-2-2-465a8bb124f1f7fe.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a10edfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/django-2-2-465a8bb124f1f7fe.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Adjutant will now officially only support Python3.6 onwards, and will
+    start introducing features only applicable to that version onwards.
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    Python2 support has been officially deprecated. The code may still be
+    compatible for a bit longer, but we are also switching to Django 2.2,
+    and python2 can no longer be tested. Support for Python less than 3.6
+    has also been deprecated, but may still work for older python3 versions
+    for a little longer, although not officially.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 04ea756..cfc10da 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pbr>=5.2.0
 
+Django>=2.2,<2.3
 Babel>=2.6.0
 decorator>=4.4.0
 django-rest-swagger>=2.2.0
@@ -15,8 +16,4 @@ python-octaviaclient>=1.8.0
 PyYAML>=5.1
 six>=1.12.0
 confspirator>=0.1.6
-
-# Address soon:
-Django>=1.11,<1.12
-# was pinned because of django 1.11
-mysqlclient>=1.3.10,<1.4
+mysqlclient>=1.4.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2b309a9..5cd7ca0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ classifier =
     Intended Audience :: Developers
     Intended Audience :: System Administrators
     License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
-    Framework :: Django :: 1.11
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
+    Framework :: Django :: 2.2
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b1344b1..51275a9 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py3,py27,pep8,cover_report
+envlist = py3,pep8,cover_report
 skipsdist = True
 
 [testenv]