diff --git a/GhidraDocs/InstallationGuide.html b/GhidraDocs/InstallationGuide.html
index ee24ebdbe22..22bcd35509d 100644
--- a/GhidraDocs/InstallationGuide.html
+++ b/GhidraDocs/InstallationGuide.html
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ <h3>Software</h3>
       </li>
     </ul>
   </ul>
-  <li>Python3 (3.9 to 3.12; for Debugger support)</li>
+  <li>Python3 (3.7 to 3.12; for Debugger support)</li>
   <ul>
     <li>This is available from <a href="https://python.org">Python.org</a> or most operating system's
      app stores or software repositories.  For Linux it is recommended that the system's package
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ <h2><a name="Build"></a>Building Native Components</h2>
 
 <h2><a name="DebuggerPython"></a>Installing the Debugger's Python Dependencies</h2>
 <p>The Debugger now uses Python to connect to the host platform's native debuggers. This requires
-Python 3.9 or later and some additional packages. These packages are included in the distribution,
+Python3 (3.7 to 3.12) and some additional packages. These packages are included in the distribution,
 but you may still install them from PyPI if you prefer:</p>
 <ul>
 <li>psutil</li>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 397cb1d27f9..75a2acf4049 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if ("32".equals(System.getProperty("sun.arch.data.model"))) {
 /***************************************************************************************
  * Identify supported Python command
  ***************************************************************************************/
-project.ext.SUPPORTED_PY_VERSIONS = ['3.12', '3.11', '3.10', '3.9']
+project.ext.SUPPORTED_PY_VERSIONS = ['3.12', '3.11', '3.10', '3.9', '3.8', '3.7']
 project.ext.PYTHON3 = findPython3()
 
 /*********************************************************************************
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ def findPython3() {
 		}
 	}
 	// Don't fail until task execution. Just let "python3" fail.
-	// Force use of non-existent python3.9 instead of unsupported python version
+	// Force use of non-existent python3.7 instead of unsupported python version
 	// which should fail if a python build is performed.
 	println("Warning: Python3 command not found (required for build)")
-	return 'python3.9'
+	return 'python3.7'
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************************