diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5b53b50..32d7fc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ name: build
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -17,10 +16,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version: [
-            "2.7",
-            "3.5",
-            "3.6",
-            "3.7",
             "3.8",
             "3.9",
             "3.10",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 94861bb..8a92f84 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Both the Esri and XBase file-formats are very simple in design and memory
 efficient which is part of the reason the shapefile format remains popular
 despite the numerous ways to store and exchange GIS data available today.
 
-Pyshp is compatible with Python 2.7-3.x.
+Pyshp is compatible with Pythons >= 3.8.
 
 This document provides examples for using PyShp to read and write shapefiles. However 
 many more examples are continually added to the blog [http://GeospatialPython.com](http://GeospatialPython.com),