diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 65d5d4b..af130d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+        python-version: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3d73a16..caa82ee 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ poetry install
 
 **Requirements:**
 
-- Python 3.12+
+- Python 3.11+
 - Poetry
 
 ## Code Quality
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This runs:
 - Type checking (mypy)
 - Tests with coverage
 
-**CI runs automatically on GitHub** when you push or open a PR, testing on Python 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14.
+**CI runs automatically on GitHub** when you push or open a PR, testing on Python 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14.
 
 ## Testing
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ac6798..44ed22a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Rheo
 
+[![CI](https://github.com/plutopulp/rheo/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/plutopulp/rheo/actions)
+[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/plutopulp/rheo/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/plutopulp/rheo)
 [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/rheopy)](https://pypi.org/project/rheopy/)
 [![Python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/rheopy)](https://pypi.org/project/rheopy/)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/rheopy)](https://github.com/plutopulp/rheo/blob/main/LICENSE)
-[![CI](https://github.com/plutopulp/rheo/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/plutopulp/rheo/actions)
-[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/plutopulp/rheo/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/plutopulp/rheo)
+[![Commits since release](https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/plutopulp/rheo/latest)](https://github.com/plutopulp/rheo/compare/latest...main)
 
 Concurrent HTTP download orchestration with async I/O
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ Check [`examples/`](https://github.com/plutopulp/rheo/tree/main/examples) for wo
 
 **Alpha** - Core functionality works, but API may change before 1.0.
 
-- Python: 3.12+
+- Python: 3.11+
 - License: MIT
 
 ## Questions?
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 2db93a6..41e5f43 100755
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Self-contained, runnable examples demonstrating common use cases for Rheo.
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- Python 3.12+
+- Python 3.11+
 - Rheo installed: `pip install rheopy` (or `poetry install` for development)
 - **Internet connection** (examples use proof.ovh.net for testing)
 
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index b9dd0b7..8e0639d 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1768,5 +1768,5 @@ dev = ["aioresponses", "black", "blockbuster", "flake8", "isort", "mypy", "pytes
 
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.1"
-python-versions = ">=3.12,<4.0"
-content-hash = "143821edeb3f9821b4cd59a7355fd82b36c801ff8eef01ec6e088537b5d41ea3"
+python-versions = ">=3.11,<4.0"
+content-hash = "fdc68f5e26f34d97838a5f3af9f87c7dc57e6699616aac7ad229c5478254a0f4"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 78be67a..5d69666 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "MIT"}
-requires-python = ">=3.12,<4.0"
+requires-python = ">=3.11,<4.0"
 keywords = [
     "async",
     "asyncio",
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
@@ -83,9 +84,9 @@ markers = [
 addopts = "-m 'not network'"
 
 [tool.mypy]
-# Since project should be compatible with 3.12 or later, 
-# we pin it to 3.12 to avoid using features newer than 3.12
-python_version = "3.12"
+# Since project should be compatible with 3.11 or later, 
+# we pin it to 3.11 to avoid using features newer than 3.11
+python_version = "3.11"
 warn_return_any = true
 warn_unused_configs = true
 disallow_untyped_defs = true