diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
index 196639a3..47a4509a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 15
         strategy:
             matrix:
-                python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+                python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
             fail-fast: false
 
         steps:
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ jobs:
                 python3 setup.py bdist_wheel --plat-name manylinux1_x86_64
 
             - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-              # Coverage is not complete on Python <3.7 (see pym/bob/utils.py)
-              if: matrix.python-version != '3.6'
               uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
               with:
                 token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/doc/installation.rst b/doc/installation.rst
index 81c5d9df..c6cb20ca 100644
--- a/doc/installation.rst
+++ b/doc/installation.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Installation
 Dependencies
 ============
 
-Bob is built with Python3 (>=3.6). Some additional Python packages are
+Bob is built with Python3 (>=3.7). Some additional Python packages are
 required. They are installed automatically as dependencies.
 
 Apart from the Python dependencies additional run time dependencies could arise,
diff --git a/pym/bob/develop/version.py b/pym/bob/develop/version.py
index 1a29c3a6..fa2f6348 100644
--- a/pym/bob/develop/version.py
+++ b/pym/bob/develop/version.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 if sys.version_info.major != 3:
     print("Bob requires Python 3")
     sys.exit(1)
-elif sys.version_info.minor < 6:
-    print("Bob requires at least Python 3.6")
+elif sys.version_info.minor < 7:
+    print("Bob requires at least Python 3.7")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 def getVersion():
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8286c1ca..3e189531 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class build(build_orig):
     cmdclass = cmdclass,
 
     # Our runtime dependencies
-    python_requires = '>=3.6',
+    python_requires = '>=3.7',
     install_requires = [
         'PyYAML',
         'schema',
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ class build(build_orig):
 
     # Installation time dependencies only needed by setup.py
     setup_requires = [
-        'setuptools_scm<7',   # automatically get package version
-                              # TODO: remove constraint when Python 3.7 is required
+        'setuptools_scm',   # automatically get package version
     ],
 
     # Provide executables