diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 18182b8..23229a0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ language: python
 os:
 - linux
 python:
-- '2.7'
-- '3.4'
 - '3.5'
 - '3.6'
+- '3.7'
 install:
 - pip install tox-travis
 - pip install codecov
-- pip install grg-mpdata grg-grgdata
+- pip install grg-mpdata grg-grgdata # needed for check version
 script:
 - tox
 - "./check_version.py"
@@ -23,4 +22,4 @@ deploy:
   on:
     tags: true
     branch: master
-    condition: $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION = '3.6'
+    condition: $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION = '3.7'
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 548d26c..69eebf2 100755
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Changelog
 
 **staged**
 
-- nothing
+- dropped support for python 2.7 and 3.4
 
 **v0.1.1**
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 59552ac..04b1412 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@ def find_version(*file_paths):
     'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
     'Operating System :: OS Independent',
     'Programming Language :: Python',
-    'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-    'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
 ]
 
 setup(
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5d58fa0..8df3f9f 100755
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py{27,34,35,36}
+envlist = py{35,36,37}
 
 [testenv]
 passenv = CI TRAVIS TRAVIS_*