diff --git a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupPython.cmake b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupPython.cmake
index 94bdcc77d3..947c6269c2 100644
--- a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupPython.cmake
+++ b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupPython.cmake
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ macro(SetupPython)
 
     find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development REQUIRED)
 
-    if (${Python3_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.8")
-         message(FATAL_ERROR "To build FreeCAD you need at least Python 3.8\n")
+    if (${Python3_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.10")
+         message(FATAL_ERROR "To build FreeCAD you need at least Python 3.10\n")
     endif()
 
 endmacro(SetupPython)