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 ## Requirements
 
-PROPKA 3 requires Python 3.8 or higher.  Additional requirements are specified in the `requirements.txt` file and automatically satisfied when installing with [pip](https://pip.pypa.io).
+PROPKA 3 requires Python 3.10 or higher.  Additional requirements are specified in the `requirements.txt` file and automatically satisfied when installing with [pip](https://pip.pypa.io).
 
 ## Installation
 
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 ==============
 
 
-PROPKA 3 requires Python 3.8 or higher. Additional requirements are
+PROPKA 3 requires Python 3.10 or higher. Additional requirements are
 specified in the :file:`requirements.txt` file and automatically satisfied
 when installing with pip_.