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 ## Installation
 
-Mab2Rec requires **Python 3.7+** and can be installed from PyPI using ``pip install mab2rec`` or by building from source as shown in [installation instructions](https://fidelity.github.io/mab2rec/installation.html).
+Mab2Rec requires **Python 3.8+** and can be installed from PyPI using ``pip install mab2rec`` or by building from source as shown in [installation instructions](https://fidelity.github.io/mab2rec/installation.html).
 
 ## Support