diff --git a/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake b/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake
index 00c5772e11c..b4e99865af0 100644
--- a/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake
+++ b/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(WITH_PYTHON)
 	# we use precompiled libraries for py 3.5 and up by default
-	set(PYTHON_VERSION 3.5)
+	set(PYTHON_VERSION 3.6)
 	if(NOT WITH_PYTHON_MODULE AND NOT WITH_PYTHON_FRAMEWORK)
 		# normally cached but not since we include them with blender
 		set(PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR "${LIBDIR}/python/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION}m")