diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d771a87..e3beea1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 irctokens ~=2.0.2
-pendulum  ~=2.1.0
+pendulum  >=3.0.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6ef3733..38df28c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
         "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
         "Topic :: Communications :: Chat :: Internet Relay Chat"
     ],
-    python_requires='>=3.7',
+    python_requires='>=3.8',
     install_requires=install_requires
 )