diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bump-min-pyver-to-38-6cb5bf75990aa8e2.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bump-min-pyver-to-38-6cb5bf75990aa8e2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01f83661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bump-min-pyver-to-38-6cb5bf75990aa8e2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Support for Python 3.6 and 3.7 is removed. Now the minimum supported python
+    version is 3.8.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c4ea0af1..faba3075 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description-file =
 author = OpenStack
 author-email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org
 home-page = https://www.openstack.org/
-python-requires = >=3.6
+python-requires = >=3.8
 classifier =
     Environment :: OpenStack
     Intended Audience :: Information Technology
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ classifier =
     Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
     Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython