diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac

index 2917cb3..b8841f8 100644

--- a/configure.ac

+++ b/configure.ac

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ SR_PKG_CHECK_SUMMARY([srd_pkglibs_summary])

 # first, since usually only that variant will add "-lpython3.8".

 # https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.8.html#debug-build-uses-the-same-abi-as-release-build

 SR_PKG_CHECK([python3], [SRD_PKGLIBS],

-	[python-3.9-embed], [python-3.8-embed], [python-3.8 >= 3.8], [python-3.7 >= 3.7], [python-3.6 >= 3.6], [python-3.5 >= 3.5], [python-3.4 >= 3.4], [python-3.3 >= 3.3], [python-3.2 >= 3.2], [python3 >= 3.2])

+	[python-3.10-embed], [python-3.9-embed], [python-3.8-embed], [python-3.8 >= 3.8], [python-3.7 >= 3.7], [python-3.6 >= 3.6], [python-3.5 >= 3.5], [python-3.4 >= 3.4], [python-3.3 >= 3.3], [python-3.2 >= 3.2], [python3 >= 3.2])

 AS_IF([test "x$sr_have_python3" = xno],

 	[AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find Python 3 development headers.])])