diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import sys
 import distutils.errors
 import setuptools
 
-if not hasattr(sys, "hexversion") or sys.hexversion < 0x02040000:
-    raise distutils.errors.DistutilsError("Python 2.4 or newer is required")
+if not hasattr(sys, "hexversion") or sys.hexversion < 0x02060000:
+    raise distutils.errors.DistutilsError("Python 2.6 or newer is required")
 
 if os.name == "posix":
     from setup_posix import get_config
Requires at least Python <I>