diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e8be684..e81e85b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.6.1
+7.6.2
diff --git a/dist/matrix_commander-7.6.1.tar.gz b/dist/matrix_commander-7.6.1.tar.gz
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diff --git a/dist/matrix_commander-7.6.1-py3-none-any.whl b/dist/matrix_commander-7.6.2-py3-none-any.whl
similarity index 72%
rename from dist/matrix_commander-7.6.1-py3-none-any.whl
rename to dist/matrix_commander-7.6.2-py3-none-any.whl
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diff --git a/dist/matrix_commander-7.6.2.tar.gz b/dist/matrix_commander-7.6.2.tar.gz
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diff --git a/matrix_commander/matrix_commander.py b/matrix_commander/matrix_commander.py
index 163bac3..b7a3f41 100755
--- a/matrix_commander/matrix_commander.py
+++ b/matrix_commander/matrix_commander.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
 # version number
 VERSION = "2024-05-02"
-VERSIONNR = "7.6.1"
+VERSIONNR = "7.6.2"
 # matrix-commander; for backwards compitability replace _ with -
 PROG_WITHOUT_EXT = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(__file__))[0].replace(
     "_", "-"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 594cb66..e1fce31 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/tutorials/packaging-projects/
 # https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/userguide/
 name = matrix-commander
-version = 7.6.1
+version = 7.6.2
 author = 8go
 description = A simple command-line Matrix client
 long_description = file: PyPi-Instructions.md, README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ classifiers =
 package_dir =
 packages = find:
 include_package_data = True
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.11
 install_requires =
     aiohttp
     aiofiles>=0.6.0