diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fe4d4446e760b1ef6a270759725ffa6ba2cd7c5e..55ef59013fcb8d31491024c17bbbfb9a707653b4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-image: python:3.9
+image: python:3.10
 
 services:
   - mysql
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index c887af92dba1d2661b5b53ef9a17041d2c1a730d..5344a998cffe2603aaaffb0583e91fb43e533c38 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ setup.
 
 ### System Requirements
 
-* Python 3.8+ incl. development tools
+* Python 3.10+ incl. development tools
 * Virtualenv
 * pdflatex & beamer
   class (`texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-extra texlive-luatex`)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Python requirements are listed in ``requirements.txt``. They can be installed wi
 
 ### Manual Setup
 
-1. setup a virtual environment using the proper python version ``virtualenv venv -p python3.7``
+1. setup a virtual environment using the proper python version ``virtualenv venv -p python3.10``
 1. activate virtualenv ``source venv/bin/activate``
 1. install python requirements ``pip install -r requirements.txt``
 1. setup necessary database tables etc. ``python manage.py migrate``
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ is not stored in any repository or similar, and disable DEBUG mode (``settings.p
 1. create a folder, e.g. ``mkdir /srv/AKPlanning/``
 1. change to the new directory ``cd /srv/AKPlanning/``
 1. clone this repository ``git clone URL .``
-1. setup a virtual environment using the proper python version ``virtualenv venv -p python3.7``
+1. setup a virtual environment using the proper python version ``virtualenv venv -p python3.10``
 1. activate virtualenv ``source venv/bin/activate``
 1. update tools ``pip install --upgrade setuptools pip wheel``
 1. install python requirements ``pip install -r requirements.txt``
diff --git a/Utils/setup.sh b/Utils/setup.sh
index 1c951824905e99e4650f40a562b633b92d7b8b02..6a93207d197e75da2875b31ea8e0e631e114e837 100755
--- a/Utils/setup.sh
+++ b/Utils/setup.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ rm -rf venv/
 
 # Setup Python Environment
 # Requires: Virtualenv, appropriate Python installation
-virtualenv venv -p python3.9
+virtualenv venv -p python3.10
 source venv/bin/activate
 pip install --upgrade setuptools pip wheel
 pip install -r requirements.txt