diff --git a/docs/intro/install.txt b/docs/intro/install.txt
index 901bde01c2..dcb9c8e0c4 100644
--- a/docs/intro/install.txt
+++ b/docs/intro/install.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Install Python
 --------------
 
 Being a Python Web framework, Django requires Python. It works with any Python
-version from 2.4 to 2.6 (due to backwards
+version from 2.4 to 2.7 (due to backwards
 incompatibilities in Python 3.0, Django does not currently work with
 Python 3.0; see :ref:`the Django FAQ <faq-install>` for more
 information on supported Python versions and the 3.0 transition), but we recommend installing Python 2.5 or later. If you do so, you won't need to set up a database just yet: Python 2.5 or later includes a lightweight database called SQLite_.
diff --git a/docs/topics/install.txt b/docs/topics/install.txt
index d53f49de46..2147a98931 100644
--- a/docs/topics/install.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/install.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Install Python
 
 Being a Python Web framework, Django requires Python.
 
-It works with any Python version from 2.4 to 2.6 (due to backwards
+It works with any Python version from 2.4 to 2.7 (due to backwards
 incompatibilities in Python 3.0, Django does not currently work with
 Python 3.0; see :ref:`the Django FAQ <faq-install>` for more
 information on supported Python versions and the 3.0 transition).