diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1dcb7b2..066143c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 
 import sys
 
-if (sys.version_info[0] == 2 and sys.version_info[1] < 7) or \
+if (sys.version_info[0] == 2 and sys.version_info[1] < 6) or \
    (sys.version_info[1] == 3 and sys.version_info[1] < 2):
-    raise Exception('mwparserfromhell needs Python 2.7+ or 3.2+')
+    raise Exception('mwparserfromhell needs Python 2.6+ or 3.2+')
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages, Extension
 
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ setup(
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2",