diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
index a047f327..166f029b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "*_arm64"
       CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS: "x86_64 arm64"
+      CIBW_SKIP: "cp36-*"
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 13118059..18807901 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ word_cloud
 A little word cloud generator in Python. Read more about it on the [blog
 post][blog-post] or the [website][website].
 
-The code is tested against Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11.
+The code is tested against Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12.
 
 ## Installation