diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
index c72b34b1ac8ecbf27980c920c493ec600cb60ab1..bdfbae8575db125339bc64087fb7cd8886a277d0 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@ name = "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 description="{{cookiecutter.description}}"
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
   "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
   "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
   "Operating System :: OS Independent",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",