diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f900ff5d4..5e4217567 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ You can get started with Pipecat running on your local machine, then move your a
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-**Minimum Python Version:** 3.10
-**Recommended Python Version:** 3.12
+**Minimum Python Version:** 3.11
+**Recommended Python Version:** >= 3.12
 
 ### Setup Steps
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6c3e9adbe..a020f1940 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description = "An open source framework for voice (and multimodal) assistants"
 license = "BSD-2-Clause"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 keywords = ["webrtc", "audio", "video", "ai"]
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",