diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ffa955..4ac28e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ The format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/), versions fol
 - Python 3.12 is the floor: the shared workflow tests on 3.12 and 3.13 by default and
   runs `lowest` on 3.12, the template declares `requires-python = ">=3.12"` with ruff
   and mypy targeting 3.12, and the tool itself needs 3.12. netOrk runs every driver in
-  its own containers on 3.12, so older versions are no longer tested. `check` keeps
-  accepting a 3.10 floor until every driver has moved.
+  its own containers on 3.12, so older versions are no longer tested. `check`
+  requires `requires-python` ≥ 3.12.
 - `check` reports a license given as a TOML table or as a `License ::` classifier:
   setuptools refuses both from 2027-02-18 (PEP 639). The template builds with
   setuptools>=77.
diff --git a/STANDARDS.md b/STANDARDS.md
index 9238d0c..12d259c 100644
--- a/STANDARDS.md
+++ b/STANDARDS.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ release tags:
 - **`py.typed`** ships with the package.
 
 `napalm-standard check` verifies: LICENSE, README and CHANGELOG present; the
-metadata fields; `requires-python` ≥ 3.10; a floor on `napalm-device-types`; a
+metadata fields; `requires-python` ≥ 3.12; a floor on `napalm-device-types`; a
 `napalm.drivers` entry point; URLs in the org; `py.typed`; CI in `.gitea/` and no
 `.github/`; strict mypy, a coverage source and floor; on a tag, tag = version and a
 CHANGELOG section for it.
diff --git a/napalm_standard/check.py b/napalm_standard/check.py
index 3a8705d..f63f964 100644
--- a/napalm_standard/check.py
+++ b/napalm_standard/check.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from packaging.version import Version
 from napalm_standard.changelog import changelog_section
 
 DEVICE_TYPES = "napalm-device-types"
-MIN_PYTHON = Version("3.10")
+MIN_PYTHON = Version("3.12")
 URL_PREFIX = "https://git.netork.io/NAPALM/"
 REQUIRED_FILES = ("LICENSE", "README.md", "CHANGELOG.md")
 REQUIRED_FIELDS = ("name", "version", "description", "license")
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 1ec1a19..0a7f2fe 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 description = "NAPALM driver for Example devices"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
     "napalm>=5.0",
     "napalm-device-types>=4.21",
diff --git a/tests/test_check.py b/tests/test_check.py
index 7383c62..5307056 100644
--- a/tests/test_check.py
+++ b/tests/test_check.py
@@ -67,23 +67,23 @@ def test_a_license_table_is_reported(make_repo: RepoFactory, license_line: str)
 
 def test_a_license_classifier_is_reported(make_repo: RepoFactory) -> None:
     pyproject = PYPROJECT.replace(
-        'requires-python = ">=3.10"\n',
-        'requires-python = ">=3.10"\n'
+        'requires-python = ">=3.12"\n',
+        'requires-python = ">=3.12"\n'
         'classifiers = ["License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License"]\n',
     )
 
     assert rules(check_repo(make_repo({"pyproject.toml": pyproject}))) == {"metadata"}
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("spec", [">=3.8", ">=3.9", ""])
-def test_python_below_310_or_unbounded_is_reported(make_repo: RepoFactory, spec: str) -> None:
-    pyproject = PYPROJECT.replace('requires-python = ">=3.10"', f'requires-python = "{spec}"')
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("spec", [">=3.9", ">=3.10", ">=3.11", ""])
+def test_python_below_312_or_unbounded_is_reported(make_repo: RepoFactory, spec: str) -> None:
+    pyproject = PYPROJECT.replace('requires-python = ">=3.12"', f'requires-python = "{spec}"')
 
     assert rules(check_repo(make_repo({"pyproject.toml": pyproject}))) == {"python"}
 
 
 def test_a_higher_python_floor_is_fine(make_repo: RepoFactory) -> None:
-    pyproject = PYPROJECT.replace('">=3.10"', '">=3.11"')
+    pyproject = PYPROJECT.replace('">=3.12"', '">=3.13"')
 
     assert check_repo(make_repo({"pyproject.toml": pyproject})) == []