diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a388fc9e..3774e67a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ if(EXISTS "${Python_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 elseif(EXISTS "${Python_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
     set(PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR "${Python_INCLUDE_DIRS}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
 endif()
+string(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+\.[0-9]+" PythonMAJMIN "${Python_VERSION}")
 
 # Set the minimum pybind11 version to 2.3 (before that the pybind11::embed target did not exist)
 find_package(pybind11 2.3 CONFIG QUIET REQUIRED)
@@ -145,6 +146,8 @@ message(STATUS "Python:
     Libraries: ${Python_LIBRARIES}
     User site: ${PYTHON_USER_SITE}"
 )
+
+
 message(STATUS "pybind11:
     Version: ${pybind11_VERSION}
     Config: ${pybind11_CONFIG}"
diff --git a/SofaPython3Config.cmake.in b/SofaPython3Config.cmake.in
index 2cc4cb55..2c3410a4 100644
--- a/SofaPython3Config.cmake.in
+++ b/SofaPython3Config.cmake.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include(SofaPython3Tools)
 
 # Find Python3
 if(NOT Python_FOUND)
-    find_package(Python @Python_VERSION@ EXACT QUIET REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
+    find_package(Python @PythonMAJMIN@ EXACT QUIET REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
 endif()
 
 # Find pybind11