diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc
index b59003193aa..0ba2c4841db 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     \section1 GDB Versions
 
     Use GDB 7.5, or later, with the Python scripting extension and Python version
-    3.5, or later.
+    3.7, or later.
 
     For remote debugging using GDB and GDB server, the minimum supported version
     of GDB server on the target \l{glossary-device}{device} is 7.0.
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index 8c6ff848fe6..c75712a8146 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -1511,16 +1511,18 @@ void GdbEngine::handlePythonSetup(const DebuggerResponse &response)
         GdbMi data = response.data;
         watchHandler()->addDumpers(data["dumpers"]);
         m_pythonVersion = data["python"].toInt();
-        if (m_pythonVersion < 20700) {
+        if (m_pythonVersion < 30700) {
             int pythonMajor = m_pythonVersion / 10000;
             int pythonMinor = (m_pythonVersion / 100) % 100;
             QString out = "<p>"
                           + Tr::tr("The selected build of GDB supports Python scripting, "
                                    "but the used version %1.%2 is not sufficient for "
-                                   "%3. Supported versions are Python 2.7 and 3.x.")
+                                   "%3. Python %4 or later is required.")
                                 .arg(pythonMajor)
                                 .arg(pythonMinor)
-                                .arg(QGuiApplication::applicationDisplayName());
+                                .arg(QGuiApplication::applicationDisplayName())
+                                .arg("3.7");
+
             showStatusMessage(out);
             AsynchronousMessageBox::critical(Tr::tr("Execution Error"), out);
         }