--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2023-05-21 04:59:24 UTC
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ set(CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "${ambit_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR}
 
 #if (NOT TARGET Python::Module)
     set(Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS 3.11 3.10 3.9 3.8 3.7)  # adjust with CMake minimum FindPythonInterp
-    find_package(Python 3.7 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development NumPy REQUIRED)
+    find_package(Python ${FREEBSD_PYTHON_VER} EXACT COMPONENTS Interpreter Development NumPy REQUIRED)
     message(STATUS "Found Python ${Python_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Python_VERSION_MINOR}: ${Python_EXECUTABLE} (found version ${Python_VERSION})")
 #endif()