diff --git a/cmake_support/FindPython.cmake b/cmake_support/FindPython.cmake
index d742712452029bdb7035ba36c4a9d72660aa0ded..99faf54d8e293f4b57fd808a0af750a900bc97b7 100644
--- a/cmake_support/FindPython.cmake
+++ b/cmake_support/FindPython.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # Author: Marco Biasini
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-set(PYTHON_VERSIONS 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 )
+set(PYTHON_VERSIONS 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 )
 set(PYTHON_MIN_VERSION 2.2.1)
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------