diff --git a/plugins/package-managers/python/src/main/kotlin/Pip.kt b/plugins/package-managers/python/src/main/kotlin/Pip.kt
index 18b45fb8d1120..f01bc7bff4acb 100644
--- a/plugins/package-managers/python/src/main/kotlin/Pip.kt
+++ b/plugins/package-managers/python/src/main/kotlin/Pip.kt
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ import org.ossreviewtoolkit.utils.ort.showStackTrace
 private const val OPTION_OPERATING_SYSTEM_DEFAULT = "linux"
 private val OPERATING_SYSTEMS = listOf(OPTION_OPERATING_SYSTEM_DEFAULT, "macos", "windows")
 
-private const val OPTION_PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT = "3.10"
-private val PYTHON_VERSIONS = listOf("2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", OPTION_PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT)
+private const val OPTION_PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT = "3.11"
+private val PYTHON_VERSIONS = listOf("2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", OPTION_PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT)
 
 /**
  * The [PIP](https://pip.pypa.io/) package manager for Python. Also see