diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e5730cbf0..8073bfdb3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ else
     if test x"$PYOSNAME" = x"nt" -a x"$PYSEPARATOR" = x"\\" -a $PYVER -ge 3; then
       PYTHON3="$PYTHON"
     else
-      for py_ver in 3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 ""; do
+      for py_ver in 3 3.10 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 ""; do
         AC_CHECK_PROGS(PYTHON3, [python$py_ver])
         if test -n "$PYTHON3"; then
           AC_CHECK_PROGS(PY3CONFIG, [$PYTHON3-config])