diff --git a/src/calibre/manual/develop.rst b/src/calibre/manual/develop.rst
index 506615914c..8e866ff836 100644
--- a/src/calibre/manual/develop.rst
+++ b/src/calibre/manual/develop.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Setting up a |app| development environment
 This means that you are free to download and modify the program to your hearts content. In this section, 
 you will learn how to get a |app| development environment setup on the operating system of your choice. 
 |app| is written primarily in `Python <http://www.python.org>`_ with some C/C++ code for speed and system interfacing. 
-Note that |app| is not compatible with Python 3 and requires at least Python 2.6.
+Note that |app| is not compatible with Python 3 and requires at least Python 2.7.
 
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