diff --git a/tools/pybind11Tools.cmake b/tools/pybind11Tools.cmake
index 1b1774d09..045e5f1e7 100644
--- a/tools/pybind11Tools.cmake
+++ b/tools/pybind11Tools.cmake
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ endif()
 
 # A user can set versions manually too
 set(Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS
-    "3.11;3.10;3.9;3.8;3.7;3.6"
+    "3.12;3.11;3.10;3.9;3.8;3.7;3.6"
     CACHE INTERNAL "")
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}")