diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1c956bdc..19a87468 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ Key Features
 Installing
 ----------
 
-**Python 3.8 or higher is required**
+**Python 3.8 or higher is required***
+
+***Do not use 3.9.7 as Python 3.9.7 has a bug that causes a TypeError with __init__ methods in subclasses.** View more `here <https://bugs.python.org/issue45121/>`_.
 
 To install the library without full voice support, you can just run the following command:
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 40f5b037..b4442a50 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ setup(
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=requirements,
     extras_require=extras_require,
-    python_requires=">=3.8.0",
+    python_requires=">=3.8.0, !=3.9.7",
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",