diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 865a594..2a77849 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Tests on ${{ matrix.os }} for ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.9]
+        python-version: [3.10]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 10
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 6a2550a..28513de 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
   </a>
   <p><strong>A simple, easy-to-hack GraphRAG implementation</strong></p>
   <p>
-    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/python->=3.9.11-blue">
+    <a href="https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-31014/">
+      <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10.14%2B-blue.svg">
+    </a>
     <a href="https://pypi.org/project/nano-graphrag/">
       <img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/nano-graphrag.svg">
     </a>
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c6f6093..425b6d3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     ],
-    python_requires=">=3.9",
+    python_requires=">=3.10",
     install_requires=deps,
 )