diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7c33ae9012d..e78bab46271 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v1.17.0
     hooks:
     -   id: setup-cfg-fmt
+        args: [--max-py-version=3.10]
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pygrep-hooks
     rev: v1.8.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/changelog/8494.feature.rst b/changelog/8494.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eca51d0deb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/8494.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Python 3.10 is now supported.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index bf8d2c85040..e9b8e597fb7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ classifiers =
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries
     Topic :: Software Development :: Testing
     Topic :: Utilities