diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 75d2b8bcb..dd4e5de90 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def run(cls):
 
 setup(
     name="kafka-python-ng",
+    python_requires=">=3.8",
     use_scm_version=True,
     setup_requires=["setuptools_scm"],
     tests_require=test_require,
@@ -60,13 +61,6 @@ def run(cls):
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",