diff --git a/tools/pybind11Tools.cmake b/tools/pybind11Tools.cmake
index c7156c020..d0a2bfc8b 100644
--- a/tools/pybind11Tools.cmake
+++ b/tools/pybind11Tools.cmake
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if(NOT PYBIND11_PYTHON_VERSION)
   set(PYBIND11_PYTHON_VERSION "" CACHE STRING "Python version to use for compiling modules")
 endif()
 
-set(Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4)
+set(Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4)
 find_package(PythonLibsNew ${PYBIND11_PYTHON_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)