diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4696d6b..1ce3329 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ CC_CHECK_FLAGS_APPEND([with_ldflags], [LDFLAGS], [\
 AC_SUBST([OUR_LDFLAGS], $with_ldflags)
 
 # Python
-AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.7])
+AM_PATH_PYTHON([3.7])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PYTHON_DEVEL], [python-${PYTHON_VERSION}])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
