diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cbe6eb881ef..3c02a3cbfc7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
       long_description=open('README.md').read(),
       classifiers=[
           "Development Status :: 4 - Beta"],
+      python_requires='>=2.7, <3',
       keywords='',
       author='GeoNode Developers',
       author_email='dev@geonode.org',