diff --git a/docs/build.rst b/docs/build.rst
index 9998112c9..e96ca826a 100644
--- a/docs/build.rst
+++ b/docs/build.rst
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ These dependencies are needed when building against system libraries only.
 
 Run-time dependencies:
 
-* ``python`` >= 3.8
+* ``python``
 * ``harfbuzz`` >= 2.2.0
 * ``zlib``
 * ``libpng``