diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fcd696e5..cb67898d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ project(pocketpy)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
-find_package(Python3 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.12.0") 
+    set(Python3_EXECUTABLE "python3")
+else()
+    find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+endif()
 
 execute_process(
     COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} prebuild.py