diff --git a/cmake_support/FindPython.cmake b/cmake_support/FindPython.cmake
index 808f0ef32535e52c653f792aeedee2375d3fd85f..b36e9aa445734df14ad5f2c6ccd3972f0fa74b5a 100644
--- a/cmake_support/FindPython.cmake
+++ b/cmake_support/FindPython.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # Author: Marco Biasini
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-set(PYTHON_VERSIONS 3.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 )
+set(PYTHON_VERSIONS 3.8 3.7 3.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 )
 set(PYTHON_MIN_VERSION 2.2.1)
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------