diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index de2bdf71..38fbbcdb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ matrix:
       env: TOXENV=py38,codecov COVERAGE_ID=travis-ci TEST_RAW=yes
     - python: 3.9-dev
       env: TOXENV=py39,codecov TEST_QUICK=1 COVERAGE_ID=travis-ci TOXPYTHON=3.9
+    - python: 3.10-dev
+      env: TOXENV=py310,codecov TEST_QUICK=1 COVERAGE_ID=travis-ci TOXPYTHON=3.10
     - python: 2.7
       os: windows
       language: shell
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ matrix:
   allow_failures:
     - python: 2.6
     - python: 3.9-dev
+    - python: 3.10-dev
 
 install:
   - pip install tox
diff --git a/blessed/__init__.py b/blessed/__init__.py
index aad51e80..13aafad2 100644
--- a/blessed/__init__.py
+++ b/blessed/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 http://pypi.python.org/pypi/blessed
 """
 # std imports
+import sys as _sys
 import platform as _platform
 
 if _platform.system() == 'Windows':
@@ -11,11 +12,11 @@
 else:
     from blessed.terminal import Terminal
 
-if ('3', '0', '0') <= _platform.python_version_tuple() < ('3', '2', '2+'):
+if (3, 0, 0) <= _sys.version_info[:3] < (3, 2, 3):
     # Good till 3.2.10
     # Python 3.x < 3.2.3 has a bug in which tparm() erroneously takes a string.
     raise ImportError('Blessed needs Python 3.2.3 or greater for Python 3 '
                       'support due to http://bugs.python.org/issue10570.')
 
 __all__ = ('Terminal',)
-__version__ = '1.17.8'
+__version__ = '1.17.9'
diff --git a/docs/history.rst b/docs/history.rst
index fb5ff479..19bfc2f0 100644
--- a/docs/history.rst
+++ b/docs/history.rst
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Version History
     not attached. :ghissue:`69`.
   * deprecated: using argument ``_intr_continue`` to method :meth:`~Terminal.kbhit`, behavior is as
     though such value is always True since 1.9.
+  * bugfix: Now imports on 3.10+
 
 1.16
   * introduced: Windows support?! :ghpull:`110` by :ghuser:`avylove`.
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index dd69a965..21b309a0 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -282,8 +282,7 @@ def test_python3_2_raises_exception(monkeypatch):
     """Test python version 3.0 through 3.2 raises an exception."""
     import blessed
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr('platform.python_version_tuple',
-                        lambda: ('3', '2', '2'))
+    monkeypatch.setattr('sys.version_info', (3, 2, 2, 'final', 0))
 
     try:
         reload_module(blessed)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f53c54ce..76b19f7b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ commands = {envbindir}/py.test --cov-config={toxinidir}/tox.ini \
 setenv = TEST_QUICK=1
 basepython = python3.9
 
+[testenv:py310]
+setenv = TEST_QUICK=1
+basepython = python3.10
+
 [testenv:develop]
 commands = {posargs}
 
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 4ff72aad..ab129042 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version": "1.17.8"}
+{"version": "1.17.9"}