diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aa2d9af..845a20c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ require: ## Check that prerequisites are installed.
             printf "\033[1m\033[31mERROR\033[0m: python3 not installed\n" >&2 ; \
 	    exit 1; \
 	fi
-	@if ! python3 -c "import sys; sys.exit(sys.version_info < (3,6))"; then \
-            printf "\033[1m\033[31mERROR\033[0m: python 3.6+ required\n" >&2 ; \
+	@if ! python3 -c "import sys; sys.exit(sys.version_info < (3,8))"; then \
+            printf "\033[1m\033[31mERROR\033[0m: python 3.8+ required\n" >&2 ; \
 	    exit 1; \
 	fi
 	@if ! command -v poetry > /dev/null; then \
diff --git a/jedi_language_server/__init__.py b/jedi_language_server/__init__.py
index 3ae571c..ba6eaf9 100644
--- a/jedi_language_server/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi_language_server/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 """Jedi Language Server."""
-import sys
-
-if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
-    from importlib_metadata import version
-else:
-    from importlib.metadata import version
+from importlib.metadata import version
 
 __version__ = version("jedi-language-server")