diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index bbc48adb4..0416b8cf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -31,14 +31,12 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         name: [
-          "windows-py36",
           "windows-py37",
           "windows-py37-pluggy",
           "windows-py38",
           "windows-py39",
           "windows-py310",
 
-          "ubuntu-py36",
           "ubuntu-py37",
           "ubuntu-py37-pluggy",
           "ubuntu-py37-freeze",
@@ -56,10 +54,6 @@ jobs:
         ]
 
         include:
-          - name: "windows-py36"
-            python: "3.6"
-            os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py36-xdist"
           - name: "windows-py37"
             python: "3.7"
             os: windows-latest
@@ -82,10 +76,6 @@ jobs:
             os: windows-latest
             tox_env: "py310-xdist"
 
-          - name: "ubuntu-py36"
-            python: "3.6"
-            os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py36-xdist"
           - name: "ubuntu-py37"
             python: "3.7"
             os: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 147337651..47e780ad6 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Features
 - Can run `unittest <https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/how-to/unittest.html>`_ (or trial),
   `nose <https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/how-to/nose.html>`_ test suites out of the box
 
-- Python 3.6+ and PyPy3
+- Python 3.7+ and PyPy3
 
 - Rich plugin architecture, with over 850+ `external plugins <https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/reference/plugin_list.html>`_ and thriving community
 
diff --git a/changelog/9437.breaking.rst b/changelog/9437.breaking.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60d4337f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/9437.breaking.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Dropped support for Python 3.6, which reached `end-of-life <https://devguide.python.org/#status-of-python-branches>`__ at 2021-12-23.
diff --git a/doc/en/getting-started.rst b/doc/en/getting-started.rst
index 6b2ff672c..40060a60d 100644
--- a/doc/en/getting-started.rst
+++ b/doc/en/getting-started.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Get Started
 Install ``pytest``
 ----------------------------------------
 
-``pytest`` requires: Python 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, or PyPy3.
+``pytest`` requires: Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, or PyPy3.
 
 1. Run the following command in your command line:
 
diff --git a/doc/en/index.rst b/doc/en/index.rst
index 3d7c2f537..46d501ede 100644
--- a/doc/en/index.rst
+++ b/doc/en/index.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The ``pytest`` framework makes it easy to write small, readable tests, and can
 scale to support complex functional testing for applications and libraries.
 
 
-**Pythons**: ``pytest`` requires: Python 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, or PyPy3.
+**Pythons**: ``pytest`` requires: Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, or PyPy3.
 
 **PyPI package name**: :pypi:`pytest`
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Features
 
 - Can run :ref:`unittest <unittest>` (including trial) and :ref:`nose <noseintegration>` test suites out of the box
 
-- Python 3.6+ and PyPy 3
+- Python 3.7+ and PyPy 3
 
 - Rich plugin architecture, with over 800+ :ref:`external plugins <plugin-list>` and thriving community
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 26a5d2e63..fe6ea4095 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ classifiers =
     Operating System :: POSIX
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ install_requires =
     atomicwrites>=1.0;sys_platform=="win32"
     colorama;sys_platform=="win32"
     importlib-metadata>=0.12;python_version<"3.8"
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.7
 package_dir =
     =src
 setup_requires =
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9d26051eb..42e1ee1c7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ minversion = 3.20.0
 distshare = {homedir}/.tox/distshare
 envlist =
     linting
-    py36
     py37
     py38
     py39