diff --git a/django_jenkins/runner.py b/django_jenkins/runner.py
index 9bd5939b..bd16a15f 100644
--- a/django_jenkins/runner.py
+++ b/django_jenkins/runner.py
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
 
 from django.test.runner import DiscoverRunner
-from django.utils.encoding import smart_text
+try:
+    from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
+except:
+    from django.utils.encoding import smart_text as smart_str
 
 
 class EXMLTestResult(TextTestResult):
@@ -64,12 +67,12 @@ def stopTest(self, test):
             output = sys.stdout.getvalue() if hasattr(sys.stdout, 'getvalue') else ''
             if output:
                 sysout = ET.SubElement(self.testcase, 'system-out')
-                sysout.text = smart_text(output, errors='ignore')
+                sysout.text = smart_str(output, errors='ignore')
 
             error = sys.stderr.getvalue() if hasattr(sys.stderr, 'getvalue') else ''
             if error:
                 syserr = ET.SubElement(self.testcase, 'system-err')
-                syserr.text = smart_text(error, errors='ignore')
+                syserr.text = smart_str(error, errors='ignore')
 
         super(EXMLTestResult, self).stopTest(test)
 
@@ -103,8 +106,8 @@ def _add_tb_to_test(self, test, test_result, err):
         exc_class, exc_value, tb = err
         tb_str = self._exc_info_to_string(err, test)
         test_result.set('type', '%s.%s' % (exc_class.__module__, exc_class.__name__))
-        test_result.set('message', smart_text(exc_value))
-        test_result.text = smart_text(tb_str)
+        test_result.set('message', smart_str(exc_value))
+        test_result.text = smart_str(tb_str)
 
     def dump_xml(self, output_dir):
         """
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 410a1acf..9bfb12e1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='django-jenkins',
-    version='1.11.0',
+    version='1.12.0',
     author='Mikhail Podgurskiy',
     author_email='kmmbvnr@gmail.com',
     description='Plug and play continuous integration with django and jenkins',
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Testing'
     ],