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@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ ATAT repositories.
 Before running the setup scripts, a couple of dependencies need to be installed
 locally:
 
-* `python` == 3.6
-  Python version 3.6 **must** be installed on your machine before installing `pipenv`.
-  You can download Python 3.6 [from python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
+* `python` == 3.7.3
+  Python version 3.7.3 **must** be installed on your machine before installing `pipenv`.
+  You can download Python 3.7.3 [from python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
   or use your preferred system package manager. Multiple versions of Python can exist on one
-  computer, but 3.6 is required for ATAT.
+  computer, but 3.7.3 is required for ATAT.
 
 * `pipenv`
   ATST requires `pipenv` to be installed for python dependency management. `pipenv`