diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md b/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md
index 528b90846..eaac82444 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## v3.0.10 (FUTURE)
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* [#7752](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7752) - Fix minimum version check under Python v3.10
+
 ---
 
 ## v3.0.9 (2021-11-03)
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index ccf3b3752..b0c996141 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os
 import platform
 import re
 import socket
+import sys
 import warnings
 from urllib.parse import urlsplit
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ HOSTNAME = platform.node()
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 # Validate Python version
-if platform.python_version_tuple() < ('3', '7'):
+if sys.version_info < (3, 7):
     raise RuntimeError(
         f"NetBox requires Python 3.7 or higher (current: Python {platform.python_version()})"
     )