diff --git a/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml b/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
index 37aa4bc65b..a66568e70e 100644
--- a/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -789,6 +789,10 @@ python_impl:
   - cpython
   - cpython
   - cpython
+python_min:
+  # minimum supported python version per CFEP-25
+  # bump to next minor version when we drop python versions
+  - '3.9'
 is_freethreading:
   - false
 # Keep in sync with libtorch