diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/twine/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/twine/default.nix
index a84ab273a4bf..92288b6c774d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/twine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/twine/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, pythonOlder
 , pkginfo
 , requests
 , requests_toolbelt
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "twine";
   version = "2.0.0";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;