diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e3ab2e7..5d22b146 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ endif ()
 
 if (NOT DISABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
   set(Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS 3)
-  find_package(Python 3.5 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
+  find_package(Python 3.9 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
 
   if (NOT Python_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "Skipping Python bindings: Python interpreter not found")