diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
index d84b007d5..811252ba4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         config:
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest, python: 3.9, ffmpeg: "6.1", extras: true}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest, python: 3.9, ffmpeg: "6.0"}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest, python: pypy3.9, ffmpeg: "6.1"}
-          - {os: macos-12,  python: 3.9, ffmpeg: "6.1"}
+          - {os: ubuntu-latest, python: 3.10, ffmpeg: "6.1", extras: true}
+          - {os: ubuntu-latest, python: 3.10, ffmpeg: "6.0"}
+          - {os: macos-12,  python: 3.10, ffmpeg: "6.1"}
 
     env:
       PYAV_PYTHON: python${{ matrix.config.python }}
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         config:
-          - {os: windows-latest, python: 3.9, ffmpeg: "6.1"}
+          - {os: windows-latest, python: 3.10, ffmpeg: "6.1"}
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 668fec02c..9bd9677fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.10
       - name: Build source package
         run: |
           pip install cython
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.10
       - name: Set up QEMU
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b19148fcd..bc13c8cfb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def parse_cflags(raw_flags):
     zip_safe=False,
     ext_modules=ext_modules,
     test_suite="tests",
-    python_requires=">=3.9",
+    python_requires=">=3.10",
     classifiers=[
         "Topic :: Multimedia :: Sound/Audio",
         "Topic :: Multimedia :: Sound/Audio :: Conversion",