diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e97dfbe..776b171 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ known_django = django
 sections = FUTURE,STDLIB,DJANGO,THIRDPARTY,FIRSTPARTY,LOCALFOLDER
 
 [mypy]
-python_version = 3.6
+python_version = 3.7
 
 files = src/packageurl/__init__.py
 show_error_codes = True