diff --git a/demo/respeaker/setup.py b/demo/respeaker/setup.py
index 7d5e3a2b1e..444296934d 100644
--- a/demo/respeaker/setup.py
+++ b/demo/respeaker/setup.py
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@
             'porcupine_respeaker_demo=ppnrespeakerdemo.porcupine_demo:main',
         ],
     ),
-    python_requires='>=3.5',
+    python_requires='>=3.8',
     keywords="wake word, voice control, speech recognition, voice recognition, picovoice, porcupine, respeaker",
 )