diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4dbc3cd..99ac508 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ setup(
     package_dir={"axes": "axes"},
     use_scm_version=True,
     setup_requires=["setuptools_scm"],
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.7",
     install_requires=["django>=3.2", "setuptools"],
     extras_require={
         "ipware": "django-ipware>=3",