diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/setup-py-declare-py39.yml b/changelogs/fragments/setup-py-declare-py39.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b9603c556e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/setup-py-declare-py39.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - setup.py - Declare that Python 3.9 is now supported (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/72861).
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 591c8554083..c952fabc2d9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ static_setup_params = dict(
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Topic :: System :: Installation/Setup',
         'Topic :: System :: Systems Administration',
         'Topic :: Utilities',