diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index baa62e792..5030729b7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ classifiers =
     Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
     Programming Language :: Cython
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ project_urls =
 [options]
 zip_safe = false
 include_package_data = true
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.9
 # NOTE: This section is superseded by pyproject.toml and will be removed in
 # spaCy v4
 setup_requires =