diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 99f1c10027b..714ec4095af 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ IF(WIN32)
   ENDIF(CMAKE_CL_64)
 
   SET(PYTHON ${LIBDIR}/python)
-  SET(PYTHON_VERSION 2.5)
+  SET(PYTHON_VERSION 2.6)
   SET(PYTHON_INC "${PYTHON}/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION}")
   SET(PYTHON_BINARY python)
-  SET(PYTHON_LIB python25)
+  SET(PYTHON_LIB python26)
   SET(PYTHON_LIBPATH ${PYTHON}/lib)
 
   IF(CMAKE_CL_64)