diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 2da8b045a..94f00d809 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
     url='https://damask.mpie.de',
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
-    python_requires = '>=3.6',
+    python_requires = '>3.6',
     install_requires = [
         'pandas>=0.24',                                                                             # requires numpy
         'numpy>=1.17',                                                                              # needed for default_rng