diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d692e89b..46cd4ff15 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ ENDIF()
 OPTION(BUILD_BULLET3 "Set when you want to build Bullet 3" ON)
 # Optional Python configuration
 # builds pybullet automatically if all the requirements are met
-SET(PYTHON_VERSION_PYBULLET "2.7" CACHE STRING "Python version pybullet will use.")
-SET(Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS 2.7 2.7.3 2.7.12 3 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6)
+SET(PYTHON_VERSION_PYBULLET "" CACHE STRING "Python version pybullet will use.")
+SET(Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS 3 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.7.12 2.7.10 2.7.3 )
 SET_PROPERTY(CACHE PYTHON_VERSION_PYBULLET PROPERTY STRINGS ${Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS})
 SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build3/cmake ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
 OPTION(EXACT_PYTHON_VERSION "Require Python and match PYTHON_VERSION_PYBULLET exactly, e.g. 2.7.12" OFF)