diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eced2b5b3..edac88c8f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+from sys import version_info
 from setuptools import setup
 
+if version_info.major == 3 and version_info.minor < 6 or \
+        version_info.major < 3:
+    print('Your Python interpreter must be 3.6 or greater!')
+    exit(1)
+
 from freqtrade import __version__