diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c2aea38b755bf81e632e9f7ede39d162356e5e24..f3a3536dae892c5b76d6e61cf174da8e16c10a63 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ SET(CUSTOM_HEADER_DIR "hpp/anymal-rbprm")
 SETUP_PROJECT ()
 
 # search for python
-FINDPYTHON(2.7 EXACT REQUIRED)
+FINDPYTHON()
 
 PKG_CONFIG_APPEND_LIBS(${PROJECT_NAME})