diff --git a/scripts/deploy-win-mingw.sh b/scripts/deploy-win-mingw.sh
index 7edded236..9cd35b272 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy-win-mingw.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-win-mingw.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # This is the command executed for the Python interpreter that is going
 # to be included in KLayout.
 
-python="python3.5m"
+python="python3"
 
 # Specify the Ruby interpreter to use.
 # This is the command executed for the Ruby interpreter that is going