diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 956e5eaa..84ec2c1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ A tool for generating Terraform projects using pre-defined templates and modules
 
 The following components must be installed on the system:
 - [Terraform >= 1.3.6, <= 1.5.5](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/tutorials/aws-get-started/install-cli#install-terraform)
-- Python >= 3.6
+- Python >= 3.8
 - Bash
-- [JQ](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/download/)
+- [JQ >= 1.6](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/download/)
 - Cloud provider cli tool with credentials configured
   - [AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html)
   - [GCloud CLI](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install-sdk)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4f08acc3..962a39af 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 cryptography
-dataclasses~=0.8;python_version~="3.6.0"
 PyYaml >= 6.0.1, < 7.0.0
 jinja2 >= 3.0.0, < 4.0.0
 python-hcl2~=4.3.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 23baa7c5..ea3b02c3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def get_requirements():
         "Topic :: Database",
     ],
     keywords="terraform cloud yaml edb cli aws rds aurora azure aks gcloud gke kubernetes k8s",
-    python_requires=">=3.6",
+    python_requires=">=3.8",
     install_requires=get_requirements(),
     extras_require={},
     data_files=[],