diff --git a/src/bonsai/Makefile b/src/bonsai/Makefile
index bd7bbbf597..e00d77da8e 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/Makefile
+++ b/src/bonsai/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 # along with Bonsai.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 SHELL := sh
-PYTHON:=python3.11
-PIP:=pip3.11
+PYTHON:=python3
+PIP:=pip3
 PATCH:=patch
 SED:=sed -i
 VENV_ACTIVATE:=bin/activate
diff --git a/src/common.mk b/src/common.mk
index 765655339b..cbc251fbe2 100644
--- a/src/common.mk
+++ b/src/common.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SHELL := sh
 IS_STABLE:=FALSE
-PYTHON:=python3.11
-PIP:=pip3.11
+PYTHON:=python3
+PIP:=pip3
 VERSION:=$(shell cat ../../VERSION)
 VERSION_DATE:=$(shell date '+%y%m%d')
 SED:=sed -i
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/Makefile b/src/ifcopenshell-python/Makefile
index 643735ba37..7d6592635d 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/Makefile
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/Makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ VERSION_DATE:=$(shell date '+%y%m%d')
 PYVERSION:=py311
 PLATFORM:=linux64
 
-PYTHON:=python3.11
-PIP:=pip3.11
+PYTHON:=python3
+PIP:=pip3
 SED:=sed -i
 VENV_ACTIVATE:=bin/activate