diff --git a/tools/build.sh b/tools/build.sh
index 79fb748cd5..b5aa22dfc0 100755
--- a/tools/build.sh
+++ b/tools/build.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ done
 ###############################################################################
 detect_python () {
   echo -e "${BIGreen}>>>${RST} Using python \c"
-  command -v python >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo -e "${BIRed}- NOT FOUND${RST} ${BIYellow}You need Python 3.7 installed to continue.${RST}"; return 1; }
+  command -v python >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo -e "${BIRed}- NOT FOUND${RST} ${BIYellow}You need Python 3.9 installed to continue.${RST}"; return 1; }
   local version_command
   version_command="import sys;print('{0}.{1}'.format(sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1]))"
   local python_version
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ detect_python () {
   IFS=.
   set -- $python_version
   IFS="$oIFS"
-  if [ "$1" -ge "3" ] && [ "$2" -ge "6" ] ; then
-    if [ "$2" -gt "7" ] ; then
-      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIRed}$1.$2 ${BIWhite}]${RST} - ${BIRed}FAILED${RST} ${BIYellow}Version is new and unsupported, use${RST} ${BIPurple}3.7.x${RST}"; return 1;
+  if [ "$1" -ge "3" ] && [ "$2" -ge "9" ] ; then
+    if [ "$2" -gt "9" ] ; then
+      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIRed}$1.$2 ${BIWhite}]${RST} - ${BIRed}FAILED${RST} ${BIYellow}Version is new and unsupported, use${RST} ${BIPurple}3.9.x${RST}"; return 1;
     else
       echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIGreen}$1.$2${RST} ${BIWhite}]${RST}"
     fi
diff --git a/tools/build_win_installer.ps1 b/tools/build_win_installer.ps1
index b9d1ca2d3f..6549e57117 100644
--- a/tools/build_win_installer.ps1
+++ b/tools/build_win_installer.ps1
@@ -131,15 +131,15 @@ if(-not $m) {
     Set-Location -Path $current_dir
     Exit-WithCode 1
 }
-# We are supporting python 3.7 only
-if (($matches[1] -lt 3) -or ($matches[2] -lt 7)) {
+# We are supporting python 3.9
+if (($matches[1] -lt 3) -or ($matches[2] -lt 9)) {
     Write-Host "FAILED Version [ $p ] is old and unsupported" -ForegroundColor red
     Set-Location -Path $current_dir
     Exit-WithCode 1
-} elseif (($matches[1] -eq 3) -and ($matches[2] -gt 7)) {
+} elseif (($matches[1] -eq 3) -and ($matches[2] -gt 9)) {
     Write-Host "WARNING Version [ $p ] is unsupported, use at your own risk." -ForegroundColor yellow
     Write-Host "*** " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor yellow
-    Write-Host "OpenPype supports only Python 3.7" -ForegroundColor white
+    Write-Host "OpenPype supports only Python 3.9" -ForegroundColor white
 } else {
     Write-Host "OK [ $p ]" -ForegroundColor green
 }
diff --git a/tools/create_env.ps1 b/tools/create_env.ps1
index 3f956e5c6a..ea38ae4745 100644
--- a/tools/create_env.ps1
+++ b/tools/create_env.ps1
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ print('{0}.{1}'.format(sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1]))
       Set-Location -Path $current_dir
       Exit-WithCode 1
     }
-    # We are supporting python 3.7 only
-    if (($matches[1] -lt 3) -or ($matches[2] -lt 7)) {
+    # We are supporting python 3.9 only
+    if (($matches[1] -lt 3) -or ($matches[2] -lt 9)) {
       Write-Color -Text "FAILED ", "Version ", "[", $p ,"]",  "is old and unsupported" -Color Red, Yellow, Cyan, White, Cyan, Yellow
       Set-Location -Path $current_dir
       Exit-WithCode 1
-    } elseif (($matches[1] -eq 3) -and ($matches[2] -gt 7)) {
+    } elseif (($matches[1] -eq 3) -and ($matches[2] -gt 9)) {
         Write-Color -Text "WARNING Version ", "[",  $p, "]",  " is unsupported, use at your own risk." -Color Yellow, Cyan, White, Cyan, Yellow
-        Write-Color -Text "*** ", "OpenPype supports only Python 3.7" -Color Yellow, White
+        Write-Color -Text "*** ", "OpenPype supports only Python 3.9" -Color Yellow, White
     } else {
         Write-Color "OK ", "[",  $p, "]" -Color Green, Cyan, White, Cyan
     }
diff --git a/tools/create_env.sh b/tools/create_env.sh
index fba3942b87..ae27370227 100755
--- a/tools/create_env.sh
+++ b/tools/create_env.sh
@@ -88,16 +88,16 @@ done
 ###############################################################################
 detect_python () {
   echo -e "${BIGreen}>>>${RST} Using python \c"
-  command -v python >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo -e "${BIRed}- NOT FOUND${RST} ${BIYellow}You need Python 3.7 installed to continue.${RST}"; return 1; }
+  command -v python >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo -e "${BIRed}- NOT FOUND${RST} ${BIYellow}You need Python 3.9 installed to continue.${RST}"; return 1; }
   local version_command="import sys;print('{0}.{1}'.format(sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1]))"
   local python_version="$(python <<< ${version_command})"
   oIFS="$IFS"
   IFS=.
   set -- $python_version
   IFS="$oIFS"
-  if [ "$1" -ge "3" ] && [ "$2" -ge "6" ] ; then
-    if [ "$2" -gt "7" ] ; then
-      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIRed}$1.$2 ${BIWhite}]${RST} - ${BIRed}FAILED${RST} ${BIYellow}Version is new and unsupported, use${RST} ${BIPurple}3.7.x${RST}"; return 1;
+  if [ "$1" -ge "3" ] && [ "$2" -ge "9" ] ; then
+    if [ "$2" -gt "9" ] ; then
+      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIRed}$1.$2 ${BIWhite}]${RST} - ${BIRed}FAILED${RST} ${BIYellow}Version is new and unsupported, use${RST} ${BIPurple}3.9.x${RST}"; return 1;
     else
       echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIGreen}$1.$2${RST} ${BIWhite}]${RST}"
     fi