diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b1d035d76..3234e8bc0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ if (SLS_USE_INTEGRATION_TESTS)
 endif (SLS_USE_INTEGRATION_TESTS)
 
 if (SLS_USE_PYTHON)
-    find_package (Python 3.8 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
+    find_package (Python 3.8 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Modules REQUIRED)
     if(SLS_FETCH_PYBIND11_FROM_GITHUB)
         FetchContent_Declare(
             pybind11