diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 496c8cb1f0e..6a6bffab6f9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def get_version() -> str:
 ZLIB_ROOT = None
 FUZZING_BUILD = "LIB_FUZZING_ENGINE" in os.environ
 
-if sys.platform == "win32" and sys.version_info >= (3, 15):
+if sys.platform == "win32" and sys.version_info >= (3, 16):
     import atexit
 
     atexit.register(