diff --git a/cmake/external/python.cmake b/cmake/external/python.cmake
index d7e5571bdbd8ba58d8a08c9426971f1c7b186413..e68dc6efc9d1802728135f25b2ccbfef0b173a7c 100644
--- a/cmake/external/python.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/python.cmake
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ ENDIF()
 
 INCLUDE(python_module)
 
-FIND_PACKAGE(PythonInterp 2.7)
-FIND_PACKAGE(PythonLibs 2.7)
+FIND_PACKAGE(PythonInterp 3.5)
+FIND_PACKAGE(PythonLibs 3.5)
 # Fixme: Maybe find a static library. Get SHARED/STATIC by FIND_PACKAGE.
 ADD_LIBRARY(python SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL)
 SET_PROPERTY(TARGET python PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})