diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 94fd61e08..c78ab16c8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -737,16 +737,16 @@ else
 # First figure out the name of the Python3 executable 
 
 if test "x$PY3BIN" = xyes; then
-  AC_CHECK_PROGS(PYTHON3, [python3 python3.0 python3.1])
+  AC_CHECK_PROGS(PYTHON3, [python3 python3.0 python3.1 python3.2 python3.3 python3.4 python3.5 python3.6])
 else
   PYTHON3="$PY3BIN"
 fi
 
 # Check for Python 3.x development tools (header files, static library and python3-config)
 if test "x$PYTHON3" = x; then
-  AC_CHECK_PROGS(PY3CONFIG, [python3-config python3.0-config python3.1-config])
+  AC_CHECK_PROGS(PY3CONFIG, [python3-config python3.0-config python3.1-config python3.2-config python3.3-config python3.4-config python3.5-config python3.6-config])
 else
-  AC_CHECK_PROGS(PY3CONFIG, [$PYTHON3-config python3-config python3.0-config python3.1-config])
+  AC_CHECK_PROGS(PY3CONFIG, [$PYTHON3-config python3-config python3.0-config python3.1-config python3.2-config python3.3-config python3.4-config python3.5-config python3.6-config])
 fi
 
 if test -n "$PYTHON3" -a -n "$PY3CONFIG"; then