--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@
 		ENDIF()
 		SET(BALL_PYTHONPATH $ENV{PYTHONPATH})
 	ENDIF()
-	FIND_PACKAGE(PythonInterp 2.7)
+	FIND_PACKAGE(PythonInterp 3)
 	IF (PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
-		FIND_PACKAGE(PythonLibs 2.7)
+		FIND_PACKAGE(PythonLibs 3)
 		IF (PYTHONLIBS_FOUND)
 			BALL_COMBINE_LIBS(PYTHON_LIBRARIES "${PYTHON_LIBRARIES}" "${PYTHON_DEBUG_LIBRARIES}")
 			SET(SIP_EXTRA_OPTIONS "-e")