diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 04f300303fe7233b1855a02840fa4bc1527a0cc0..58d7ab74f9a78a5bfda57b8ce83308bae30b5ff9 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ build:
 
 requirements:
   host:
-    - python >=3.9
+    - python >=3.10
     - pip
     - click {{ click }}
     - matplotlib {{ matplotlib }}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ requirements:
     - lightning >=2.0.3
     - clapper
   run:
-    - python >=3.9
+    - python >=3.10
     - {{ pin_compatible('click') }}
     - {{ pin_compatible('matplotlib') }}
     - {{ pin_compatible('numpy') }}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e43899d2dbad33e10c8b4eb67a333f12547aca55..b257428b62c2f179b8bab221c35583cd30dc97b8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "ptbench"
 version = "1.0.0b0"
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 description = "Benchmarks for training and evaluating deep models for the detection of active Pulmonary Tuberculosis from Chest X-Ray imaging."
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 license = {text = "GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)"}