diff --git a/rq/version.py b/rq/version.py
index f53f4a1e..342b3ec8 100644
--- a/rq/version.py
+++ b/rq/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '1.11.1'
+VERSION = '1.12.0'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8853f474..19907a59 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ setup(
     zip_safe=False,
     platforms='any',
     install_requires=get_requirements(),
-    python_requires='>=3.5',
+    python_requires='>=3.6',
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [
             'rq = rq.cli:main',