diff --git a/setup.bat b/setup.bat
index 55d764cf..c3e68fbc 100644
--- a/setup.bat
+++ b/setup.bat
@@ -24,31 +24,39 @@ if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
     exit /b 1
 )
 
-:: Check for Python 3.10 specifically
+:: Check for Python 3.9 or 3.10
 set PYTHON_CMD=
 where python3.10 >nul 2>&1
 if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 (
     set PYTHON_CMD=python3.10
 ) else (
-    where python >nul 2>&1
+    where python3.9 >nul 2>&1
     if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 (
-        for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('python -c "import sys; print(f'{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}')"') do (
-            set PY_VERSION=%%i
-            if "!PY_VERSION!" == "3.10" (
-                set PYTHON_CMD=python
+        set PYTHON_CMD=python3.9
+    ) else (
+        where python >nul 2>&1
+        if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 (
+            for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('python -c "import sys; print(f'{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}')"') do (
+                set PY_VERSION=%%i
+                if "!PY_VERSION!" == "3.10" (
+                    set PYTHON_CMD=python
+                ) else if "!PY_VERSION!" == "3.9" (
+                    set PYTHON_CMD=python
+                )
             )
         )
     )
 )
 
 if "%PYTHON_CMD%" == "" (
-    echo Error: Python 3.10 is not installed or not in PATH
-    echo Please install Python 3.10: https://www.python.org/downloads/
+    echo Error: Python 3.9 or 3.10 is not installed or not in PATH
+    echo Please install Python 3.9 or 3.10: https://www.python.org/downloads/
     exit /b 1
 )
 
 for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('where %PYTHON_CMD%') do set PYTHON_PATH=%%i
-echo Found Python 3.10: %PYTHON_PATH%
+for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('%PYTHON_CMD% -c "import sys; print(f\"Python {sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}\")"') do set PYTHON_VER=%%i
+echo Found %PYTHON_VER%: %PYTHON_PATH%
 
 where poetry >nul 2>&1
 if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 0087e44b..21aba050 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -20,24 +20,26 @@ if ! command -v git &> /dev/null; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Check for Python 3.10 specifically
+# Check for Python 3.9 or 3.10
 PYTHON_CMD=""
 if command -v python3.10 &> /dev/null; then
     PYTHON_CMD="python3.10"
+elif command -v python3.9 &> /dev/null; then
+    PYTHON_CMD="python3.9"
 elif command -v python3 &> /dev/null; then
     PY_VERSION=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print(f"{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}")')
-    if [[ "$PY_VERSION" == "3.10" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$PY_VERSION" == "3.10" || "$PY_VERSION" == "3.9" ]]; then
         PYTHON_CMD="python3"
     fi
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$PYTHON_CMD" ]; then
-    echo "Error: Python 3.10 is not installed or not in PATH"
-    echo "Please install Python 3.10: https://www.python.org/downloads/"
+    echo "Error: Python 3.9 or 3.10 is not installed or not in PATH"
+    echo "Please install Python 3.9 or 3.10: https://www.python.org/downloads/"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "Found Python 3.10: $(which $PYTHON_CMD)"
+echo "Found Python $(${PYTHON_CMD} -c 'import sys; print(f"{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}")'):  $(which $PYTHON_CMD)"
 
 if ! command -v poetry &> /dev/null; then
     echo "Error: Poetry is not installed or not in PATH"