diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f4d58b6..5b30500 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ All notable changes to this driver. The format follows
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- Python 3.12 is the floor (`requires-python = ">=3.12"`): netOrk runs every driver
+  on 3.12, so 3.10 and 3.11 are no longer tested (NAPALM/driver-standard#6).
+- The floor on napalm is 5.1: older releases import `pkg_resources`, which a Python
+  3.12 venv no longer has.
+
 ## [0.6.0] - 2026-10-23
 
 The first release on PyPI, under the new name `napalm-netgear-switches`.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3a690d..08bee39 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ NAPALM community driver for **Netgear Smart Managed** and **Netgear Plus Managed
 
 | Dependency | Minimum version |
 |---|---|
-| Python | 3.10 |
+| Python | 3.12 |
 | NAPALM | 4.0 |
 | napalm-device-types | 4.21.1 |
 | Netmiko | 4.0 |
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1bccfed..14da298 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,22 +9,20 @@ version = "0.6.0"
 description = "NAPALM driver for Netgear switches (Plus/Smart)"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
 authors = [
     { name = "Christian Manivong" },
 ]
 classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Utilities",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
     "Operating System :: MacOS",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "napalm>=4.0.0",
+    "napalm>=5.1",  # older releases import pkg_resources, which a 3.12 venv lacks
     "napalm-device-types>=4.21.1",
     "netmiko>=4.0.0",
     "paramiko>=5.0.0",  # CVE-2026-44405
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ napalm_netgear = ["py.typed"]
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 100
-target-version = "py310"
+target-version = "py312"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = ["E", "F", "I", "UP", "B"]
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ select = ["E", "F", "I", "UP", "B"]
 "tests/**" = ["E501"]
 
 [tool.mypy]
-python_version = "3.10"
+python_version = "3.12"
 strict = true
 # napalm itself is untyped, so every driver subclasses Any.
 disallow_subclassing_any = false