diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 41cef4731..52bbbc0e0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ plugins =
     kivy.tools.coverage
 
 [options]
-python_requires = '>=3.6'
+python_requires = >=3.6
 install_requires =
     Kivy-Garden>=0.1.4
     docutils