diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/Makefile b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/Makefile
index 4d6a4fb..476e86e 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/Makefile	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/Makefile	
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ create_environment:
 ifeq (True,$(HAS_CONDA))
 		@echo ">>> Detected conda, creating conda environment."
 ifeq (3,$(findstring 3,$(PYTHON_INTERPRETER)))
-	conda create --name $(PROJECT_NAME) python=3.5
+	conda create --name $(PROJECT_NAME) python=3
 else
 	conda create --name $(PROJECT_NAME) python=2.7
 endif