diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 464f566..28f8f51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11"]
         experimental: [false]
 
         include:
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install cython
           python -m pip install pytest
-          python -m pip install "numpy<1.17;python_version<'3.4'" "numpy<1.22;python_version=='3.7'" "numpy;python_version>'3.7'"
+          python -m pip install "numpy<1.17;python_version<'3.4'" "numpy;python_version>='3.10'"
 
       - name: Test the lib
         run: |
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ee4d3d..c94dde1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Release notes
 =============
 
+2.1 (unreleased)
+----------------
+
+- build: drop python 3.7 support
+- build: drop python 3.8 support
+- build: drop python 3.9 support
+
 2.0 (2023-07-20)
 ----------------
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8596b1e..5ee9392 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
         'Topic :: Multimedia',
@@ -91,8 +88,7 @@
             "pytest<5;python_version<'3.4'",
             "pytest;python_version>'3.4'",
             "numpy<1.17;python_version<'3.4'",
-            "numpy<1.22;python_version=='3.7'",
-            "numpy;python_version>'3.7'"
+            "numpy;python_version>='3.10'"
         ],
         'docs': ['sphinx', 'sphinx_rtd_theme'],
     },