diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 3909e19..64ee410 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+0.9.7
+=====
+
+- Fix bug related to using a redis version less than 6 and not having a password. [@kencochrane]
+- Fix bug in remove_prefix method [@dashgin]
+
 0.9.6
 =====
 
diff --git a/defender/__init__.py b/defender/__init__.py
index 90e1af7..d6aefa1 100644
--- a/defender/__init__.py
+++ b/defender/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-VERSION = (0, 9, 6)
+VERSION = (0, 9, 7)
 
 __version__ = ".".join((map(str, VERSION)))
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7fa8a57..ace56e5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def get_package_data(package):
     include_package_data=True,
     packages=find_packages(),
     package_data=get_package_data("defender"),
-    python_requires='~=3.5',
+    python_requires='~=3.7',
     install_requires=["Django", "redis"],
     tests_require=[
         "mockredispy>=2.9.0.11,<3.0",