diff --git a/.github/workflows/gnocchi.yml b/.github/workflows/gnocchi.yml
index ba1bdd45c..30f25e536 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gnocchi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gnocchi.yml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python:
-          - py36
           - py38
           - py39
         env:
@@ -123,12 +122,6 @@ jobs:
           - postgresql-s3
           - postgresql-ceph
         exclude:
-          - env: mysql-ceph-upgrade-from-4.4
-            python: py36
-          - env: mysql-ceph
-            python: py36
-          - env: postgresql-ceph
-            python: py36
           - env: mysql-ceph-upgrade-from-4.4
             python: py39
           - env: mysql-ceph
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index aac849aaa..8db84a26d 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ queue_rules:
     - check-success=doc (docs-gnocchi-web)
     - check-success=check (build)
     - check-success=check (pep8)
-    - check-success=test (py36, postgresql-file-upgrade-from-4.4)
-    - check-success=test (py36, mysql-file)
-    - check-success=test (py36, mysql-swift)
-    - check-success=test (py36, mysql-s3)
-    - check-success=test (py36, postgresql-file)
-    - check-success=test (py36, postgresql-swift)
-    - check-success=test (py36, postgresql-s3)
     - check-success=test (py38, mysql-ceph-upgrade-from-4.4)
     - check-success=test (py38, postgresql-file-upgrade-from-4.4)
     - check-success=test (py38, mysql-file)
@@ -43,13 +36,6 @@ pull_request_rules:
     - check-success=doc (docs-gnocchi-web)
     - check-success=check (build)
     - check-success=check (pep8)
-    - check-success=test (py36, postgresql-file-upgrade-from-4.4)
-    - check-success=test (py36, mysql-file)
-    - check-success=test (py36, mysql-swift)
-    - check-success=test (py36, mysql-s3)
-    - check-success=test (py36, postgresql-file)
-    - check-success=test (py36, postgresql-swift)
-    - check-success=test (py36, postgresql-s3)
     - check-success=test (py38, mysql-ceph-upgrade-from-4.4)
     - check-success=test (py38, postgresql-file-upgrade-from-4.4)
     - check-success=test (py38, mysql-file)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c188e6360..c2e43d12a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description = Metric as a Service
 long_description = file: README.rst
 long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
 author = Gnocchi developers
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.8
 classifier =
     Intended Audience :: Information Technology
     Intended Audience :: System Administrators
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ classifier =
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Topic :: System :: Monitoring
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5f257f81a..c552867d6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 minversion = 2.4
-envlist = {py36,py38,py39}-{postgresql,mysql}{,-file,-swift,-ceph,-s3},pep8
+envlist = {py38,py39}-{postgresql,mysql}{,-file,-swift,-ceph,-s3},pep8
 skipsdist = True
 
 [testenv]
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ commands =
     {toxinidir}/run-tests.sh {posargs}
     {toxinidir}/run-func-tests.sh {posargs}
 
-[testenv:{py36,py38,py39}-postgresql-file-upgrade-from-4.4]
+[testenv:{py38,py39}-postgresql-file-upgrade-from-4.4]
 # We should always recreate since the script upgrade
 # Gnocchi we can't reuse the virtualenv
 recreate = True
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ deps =
   xattr!=0.9.4
 commands = {toxinidir}/run-upgrade-tests.sh postgresql-file
 
-[testenv:{py36,py38,py39}-mysql-ceph-upgrade-from-4.4]
+[testenv:{py38,py39}-mysql-ceph-upgrade-from-4.4]
 # We should always recreate since the script upgrade
 # Gnocchi we can't reuse the virtualenv
 recreate = True
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ commands = flake8 {posargs}
 allowlist_externals =
     /usr/bin/flake8
 
-[testenv:{py36,py38,py39}-cover]
+[testenv:{py38,py39}-cover]
 setenv =
     {[testenv]setenv}
     PYTHON=coverage run --source gnocchi --parallel-mode