diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drop-py-3-6-and-3-7-a34f2294f5341539.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drop-py-3-6-and-3-7-a34f2294f5341539.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec4e2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drop-py-3-6-and-3-7-a34f2294f5341539.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Python 3.6 and 3.7 support has been dropped. Last release of Tempest
+    to support python 3.6 and 3.7 is Temepst 30.0.0. The minimum version
+    of Python now supported by Tempest is Python 3.8.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a41eccf..a531eb4 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 author = OpenStack
 author_email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org
 home_page = https://docs.openstack.org/tempest/latest/
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.8
 classifier =
     Intended Audience :: Information Technology
     Intended Audience :: System Administrators
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
     Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b07fdaf..94eb4d9 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = pep8,py36,py39,bashate,pip-check-reqs
+envlist = pep8,py39,bashate,pip-check-reqs
 minversion = 3.18.0
 skipsdist = True
 ignore_basepython_conflict = True
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index ce2c233..09802f9 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
     check:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-pep8
-        # TODO(gmann): run these jobs once bug#1975036 is resolved
-        #- openstack-tox-py36
-        #- openstack-tox-py37
         - openstack-tox-py38
         - openstack-tox-py39
         - tempest-full-parallel:
@@ -132,9 +129,6 @@
     gate:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-pep8
-        # TODO(gmann): run these jobs once bug#1975036 is resolved
-        # - openstack-tox-py36
-        # - openstack-tox-py37
         - openstack-tox-py38
         - openstack-tox-py39
         - tempest-slow-py3: