diff --git a/cmake/DD4hepConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/DD4hepConfig.cmake.in
index ef997b8a83ef429c0bddf70e2f7c0515263a2374..ed777aa8ca5236faa5959e14f97d7ab24d75323a 100644
--- a/cmake/DD4hepConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/DD4hepConfig.cmake.in
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ if(DD4HEP_USE_GEANT4)
   DD4HEP_SETUP_GEANT4_TARGETS()
 endif()
 
+FIND_DEPENDENCY(Python COMPONENTS Development)
+
 FIND_DEPENDENCY(ROOT REQUIRED)
 DD4HEP_SETUP_ROOT_TARGETS()