diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e039d3e48bab55a4994b66f5576d01ff8d3ddffb..94ac7ea4c3279b7f0e27603f563a61c68cc3ce14 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@ stages:
       reports:
         junit: "reports/junit*.xml"
 
-test-py3.5:
-    image: docker.km3net.de/base/python:3.5
-    stage: test
-    script:
-        - *virtualenv_definition
-        - make test
-    <<: *junit_definition
-    allow_failure: true
-
 test-py3.6:
     image: docker.km3net.de/base/python:3.6
     stage: test
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.py
index cfd319c7572abbb0f385a4752cf4af7f90430609..20f24c7da070a3291c7403f18a7b01a3fb588dad 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ setup(
     platforms='any',
     setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],
     use_scm_version=True,
-    python_requires='>=3.5',
+    python_requires='>=3.6',
     install_requires=read_requirements("install"),
     extras_require={kind: read_requirements(kind) for kind in ["dev"]},
     classifiers=[