diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/puppetboard.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/puppetboard.pp
index c141e73..121f39b 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/puppetboard.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/puppetboard.pp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This class manages the Puppetboard, a web interface to PuppetDB.
 #
 class profiles::puppet::puppetboard (
-  String  $python_version       = '3.6',
+  String  $python_version       = $facts['python3_release'],
   Boolean $manage_virtualenv    = false,
   Integer $reports_count        = 40,
   Boolean $offline_mode         = true,