diff --git a/389-ds-base.spec b/389-ds-base.spec
index 288378e..8e73f2d 100644
--- a/389-ds-base.spec
+++ b/389-ds-base.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 Summary:          389 Directory Server (base)
 Name:             389-ds-base
 Version:          1.3.6.6
-Release:          %{?relprefix}2%{?prerel}%{?dist}
+Release:          %{?relprefix}3%{?prerel}%{?dist}
 License:          GPLv3+
 URL:              http://www.port389.org
 Group:            System Environment/Daemons
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ autoreconf -fiv
            --with-systemdsystemunitdir=%{_unitdir} \
            --with-systemdsystemconfdir=%{_sysconfdir}/systemd/system \
            --with-perldir=/usr/bin \
+           --with-pythonexec=%{__python3} \
            --with-systemdgroupname=%{groupname} $NSSARGS $NUNC_STANS_FLAGS \
            --with-systemd $TCMALLOC_FLAGS
 
@@ -467,6 +468,10 @@ fi
 %{python3_sitelib}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May 25 2017 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 1.3.6.6-3
+- Bump verstion to 1.3.6.6-3
+- Ensure the binaries are pointing to the Python 3 interpreter (rhbz#1244234)
+
 * Mon May 22 2017 Mark Reynolds <mreynolds@redhat.com> - 1.3.6.6-2
 - Bump version to 1.3.6.6-2
 - Disable tcmalloc on ppc64 & ppc64le - crash in makstrdb during build