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diff --git a/‎CONTRIBUTING.rst‎
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diff --git a/‎chalice/pipeline.py‎
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@@ -66,10 +66,9 @@ First, create a virtual environment for chalice::
     $ virtualenv venv
     $ source venv/bin/activate
 
-Keep in mind that chalice is designed to work with AWS Lambda,
-so you should ensure your virtual environment is created with
-python2.7, python3.6, or python3.7, which are the versions of python currently supported by
-AWS Lambda.
+Keep in mind that chalice is designed to work with AWS Lambda.
+Make sure to create your virtual environment using Python 3.9 to 3.12,
+as these are versions currently supported by both AWS Lambda and chalice.
 
 Next, you'll need to install chalice.  The easiest way to configure this
 is to  use::
 
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ def __init__(self, app_name, lambda_python_version,
                  chalice_version_range=None, pipeline_version='v1'):
         # type: (str, str, Optional[str], str, Optional[str], str) -> None
         self.app_name = app_name
-        # lambda_python_version is what matches lambda, e.g. 'python3.7'.
+        # lambda_python_version is what matches lambda, e.g. 'python3.9'.
         self.lambda_python_version = lambda_python_version
-        # py_major_minor is just the version string, e.g. '3.7'
+        # py_major_minor is just the version string, e.g. '3.9'
         self.py_major_minor = self._extract_version(lambda_python_version)
         self.codebuild_image = codebuild_image
         self.code_source = code_source
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def _validate_python_version(self, python_version):
         major, minor = [
             int(v) for v in python_version.split('.')
         ]
-        if (major, minor) < (3, 7):
+        if (major, minor) < (3, 9):
             raise InvalidCodeBuildPythonVersion(
                 python_version,
                 'This CodeBuild image does not support python version: %s' % (