diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index 610d2bf1..ddd1d60c 100644
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ if (NOT DOXYGEN)
   return ()
 endif ()
 
-find_package(PythonInterp QUIET REQUIRED)
+# Find the python interpreter, set the PYTHON_EXECUTABLE variable
+if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.12)
+  # This logic is deprecated in CMake after 3.12
+  find_package(PythonInterp QUIET REQUIRED)
+else ()
+  find_package(Python QUIET REQUIRED)
+  set(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE ${Python_EXECUTABLE})
+endif ()
 
 add_custom_target(doc
   COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build.py