diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/sanity.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/sanity.bbclass
index 3262d08..d134b40 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/sanity.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/sanity.bbclass
@@ -770,10 +770,10 @@
     if 0 == os.getuid():
         raise_sanity_error("Do not use Bitbake as root.", d)
 
-    # Check the Python version, we now have a minimum of Python 3.4
+    # Check the Python version, we now have a minimum of Python 3.6
     import sys
-    if sys.hexversion < 0x030500F0:
-        status.addresult('The system requires at least Python 3.5 to run. Please update your Python interpreter.\n')
+    if sys.hexversion < 0x030600F0:
+        status.addresult('The system requires at least Python 3.6 to run. Please update your Python interpreter.\n')
 
     # Check the bitbake version meets minimum requirements
     from distutils.version import LooseVersion