diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/10137-pipx-cg11.yml b/changelogs/fragments/10137-pipx-cg11.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2dc641d216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/10137-pipx-cg11.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+removed_features:
+  - pipx - module no longer supports ``pipx`` older than 1.7.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/10137).
+  - pipx_info - module no longer supports ``pipx`` older than 1.7.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/10137).
diff --git a/plugins/doc_fragments/pipx.py b/plugins/doc_fragments/pipx.py
index b94495d4a1..aff8e90c75 100644
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/pipx.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/pipx.py
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ options:
   global:
     description:
       - The module will pass the C(--global) argument to C(pipx), to execute actions in global scope.
-      - The C(--global) is only available in C(pipx>=1.6.0), so make sure to have a compatible version when using this option.
-        Moreover, a nasty bug with C(--global) was fixed in C(pipx==1.7.0), so it is strongly recommended you used that version
-        or newer.
     type: bool
     default: false
   executable:
@@ -25,10 +22,9 @@ options:
       - If not specified, the module will use C(python -m pipx) to run the tool, using the same Python interpreter as ansible
         itself.
     type: path
+requirements:
+  - This module requires C(pipx) version 1.7.0 or above. Please note that C(pipx) 1.7.0 requires Python 3.8 or above.
 notes:
-  - This module requires C(pipx) version 0.16.2.1 or above. From community.general 11.0.0 onwards, the module will require
-    C(pipx>=1.7.0).
-  - Please note that C(pipx) requires Python 3.6 or above.
   - This module does not install the C(pipx) python package, however that can be easily done with the module M(ansible.builtin.pip).
   - This module does not require C(pipx) to be in the shell C(PATH), but it must be loadable by Python as a module.
   - This module will honor C(pipx) environment variables such as but not limited to E(PIPX_HOME) and E(PIPX_BIN_DIR) passed
diff --git a/plugins/modules/pipx.py b/plugins/modules/pipx.py
index e3646fd859..540c05543a 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/pipx.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/pipx.py
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ version:
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import StateModuleHelper
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pipx import pipx_runner, pipx_common_argspec, make_process_dict
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pkg_req import PackageRequirement
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.version import LooseVersion
 
 from ansible.module_utils.facts.compat import ansible_facts
 
@@ -293,6 +294,9 @@ class PipX(StateModuleHelper):
             rc, out, err = ctx.run()
             self.vars.version = out.strip()
 
+        if LooseVersion(self.vars.version) < LooseVersion("1.7.0"):
+            self.do_raise("The pipx tool must be at least at version 1.7.0")
+
     def __quit_module__(self):
         self.vars.application = self._retrieve_installed()
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/pipx_info.py b/plugins/modules/pipx_info.py
index 8590538772..a381421aba 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/pipx_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/pipx_info.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ version:
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import ModuleHelper
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pipx import pipx_runner, pipx_common_argspec, make_process_dict
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.version import LooseVersion
 
 from ansible.module_utils.facts.compat import ansible_facts
 
@@ -156,6 +157,9 @@ class PipXInfo(ModuleHelper):
             rc, out, err = ctx.run()
             self.vars.version = out.strip()
 
+        if LooseVersion(self.vars.version) < LooseVersion("1.7.0"):
+            self.do_raise("The pipx tool must be at least at version 1.7.0")
+
     def __run__(self):
         output_process = make_process_dict(self.vars.include_injected, self.vars.include_deps)
         with self.runner('_list global', output_process=output_process) as ctx:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/pipx/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/pipx/tasks/main.yml
index 174ec9793a..599086a636 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/pipx/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/pipx/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,21 +3,13 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-- name: Determine pipx level
-  block:
-    - name: Install pipx>=1.7.0
-      ansible.builtin.pip:
-        name: pipx>=1.7.0
-    - name: Set has_pipx170 fact true
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        has_pipx170: true
-  rescue:
-    - name: Set has_pipx170 fact false
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        has_pipx170: false
-    - name: Install pipx (no version spec)
-      ansible.builtin.pip:
-        name: pipx
+- name: Bail out if Python < 3.8
+  when: ansible_python_version is version('3.8', '<')
+  ansible.builtin.meta: end_play
+- name: Install pipx>=1.7.0
+  ansible.builtin.pip:
+    name: pipx>=1.7.0
+    extra_args: --user
 
 - name: Determine packaging level
   block:
@@ -266,27 +258,23 @@
 - name: Include testcase for issue 8656
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-8656.yml
 
-- name: Recent features
-  when:
-    - has_pipx170
-  block:
-    - name: Include testcase for PR 8793 --global
-      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-8793-global.yml
+- name: Include testcase for PR 8793 --global
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-8793-global.yml
 
-    - name: Include testcase for PR 8809 install-all
-      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-8809-installall.yml
+- name: Include testcase for PR 8809 install-all
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-8809-installall.yml
 
-    - name: Include testcase for PR 8809 pin
-      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-8809-pin.yml
+- name: Include testcase for PR 8809 pin
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-8809-pin.yml
 
-    - name: Include testcase for PR 8809 injectpkg
-      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-8809-uninjectpkg.yml
+- name: Include testcase for PR 8809 injectpkg
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-8809-uninjectpkg.yml
 
-    - name: Include testcase for PR 9009 injectpkg --global
-      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-9009-fixglobal.yml
+- name: Include testcase for PR 9009 injectpkg --global
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-9009-fixglobal.yml
 
-    - name: Include testcase for PR 9103 upgrade --global
-      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-9103-upgrade-global.yml
+- name: Include testcase for PR 9103 upgrade --global
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-9103-upgrade-global.yml
 
-    - name: Include testcase for issue 9619 latest --global
-      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-9619-latest-global.yml
+- name: Include testcase for issue 9619 latest --global
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: testcase-9619-latest-global.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/pipx_info/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/pipx_info/tasks/main.yml
index a401e5a798..d51ce1b33e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/pipx_info/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/pipx_info/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-- name: install pipx
-  pip:
-    name: pipx
+- name: Bail out if Python < 3.8
+  when: ansible_python_version is version('3.8', '<')
+  ansible.builtin.meta: end_play
+- name: Install pipx>=1.7.0
+  ansible.builtin.pip:
+    name: pipx>=1.7.0
     extra_args: --user
 
 ##############################################################################
-- name: ensure applications are uninstalled
+- name: Ensure applications are uninstalled
   community.general.pipx:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: absent
@@ -17,36 +20,36 @@
     - tox
     - pylint
 
-- name: retrieve applications (empty)
+- name: Retrieve applications (empty)
   community.general.pipx_info: {}
   register: info_empty
 
-- name: install application tox
+- name: Install application tox
   community.general.pipx:
     name: tox
 
-- name: retrieve applications
+- name: Retrieve applications
   community.general.pipx_info: {}
   register: info_all
 
-- name: retrieve applications (include_deps=true)
+- name: Retrieve applications (include_deps=true)
   community.general.pipx_info:
     include_deps: true
   register: info_all_deps
 
-- name: retrieve application tox
+- name: Retrieve application tox
   community.general.pipx_info:
     name: tox
     include_deps: true
   register: info_tox
 
-- name: uninstall application tox
+- name: Uninstall application tox
   community.general.pipx:
     state: absent
     name: tox
 
-- name: check assertions tox
-  assert:
+- name: Check assertions tox
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
       - info_empty.application|length == 0
 
@@ -66,8 +69,8 @@
       - info_tox.application == info_all_deps.application
 
 ##############################################################################
-- name: set test applications
-  set_fact:
+- name: Set test applications
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     apps:
       - name: tox
         source: tox==3.24.0
@@ -75,19 +78,19 @@
         inject_packages:
           - licenses
 
-- name: ensure applications are uninstalled
+- name: Ensure applications are uninstalled
   community.general.pipx:
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
     state: absent
   loop: "{{ apps }}"
 
-- name: install applications
+- name: Install applications
   community.general.pipx:
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
     source: "{{ item.source | default(omit) }}"
   loop: "{{ apps }}"
 
-- name: inject packages
+- name: Inject packages
   community.general.pipx:
     state: inject
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -95,31 +98,31 @@
   when: "'inject_packages' in item"
   loop: "{{ apps }}"
 
-- name: retrieve applications
+- name: Retrieve applications
   community.general.pipx_info: {}
   register: info2_all
 
-- name: retrieve applications (include_deps=true)
+- name: Retrieve applications (include_deps=true)
   community.general.pipx_info:
     include_deps: true
     include_injected: true
   register: info2_all_deps
 
-- name: retrieve application pylint
+- name: Retrieve application pylint
   community.general.pipx_info:
     name: pylint
     include_deps: true
     include_injected: true
   register: info2_lint
 
-- name: ensure applications are uninstalled
+- name: Ensure applications are uninstalled
   community.general.pipx:
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
     state: absent
   loop: "{{ apps }}"
 
-- name: check assertions multiple apps
-  assert:
+- name: Check assertions multiple apps
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
       - all_apps|length == 2
       - all_apps[1].name == "tox"
@@ -138,6 +141,6 @@
       - all_apps_deps|length == 2
       - lint[0] == all_apps_deps[0]
   vars:
-    all_apps: "{{ info2_all.application|sort(attribute='name') }}"
+    all_apps: "{{ info2_all.application | sort(attribute='name') }}"
     all_apps_deps: "{{ info2_all_deps.application | sort(attribute='name') }}"
     lint: "{{ info2_lint.application | sort(attribute='name') }}"