diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7864887b4..1214b38bc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ if (UBSAN)
   # Make sure llvm-symbolizer binary is in path
 endif()
 
+set(MG_PYTHON_VERSION "" CACHE STRING "Specify the exact python version used by the query modules")
+
 # Add subprojects
 include_directories(src)
 add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/src/query/CMakeLists.txt b/src/query/CMakeLists.txt
index 6cf555b74..214cfd566 100644
--- a/src/query/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/query/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ add_dependencies(mg-query generate_lcp_query)
 target_include_directories(mg-query PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 target_link_libraries(mg-query dl cppitertools)
 target_link_libraries(mg-query mg-storage-v2)
-find_package(Python3 3.5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Development)
+if("${MG_PYTHON_VERSION}" STREQUAL "")
+    find_package(Python3 3.5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Development)
+else()
+    find_package(Python3 "${MG_PYTHON_VERSION}" EXACT REQUIRED COMPONENTS Development)
+endif()
 target_link_libraries(mg-query Python3::Python)
 
 # Generate Antlr openCypher parser