diff --git a/cython/setup.py.in b/cython/setup.py.in
index 0a994b18f..0f133f781 100644
--- a/cython/setup.py.in
+++ b/cython/setup.py.in
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ setup(
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: ${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}',
     ],
 
     packages=packages,