--- a/compile-macros.sh
+++ b/compile-macros.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-FLAVORS="python2 python3 pypy3"
+FLAVORS="python2 python3 python36 python38 pypy3"
 
 # order of BUILDSET is important, it is copied to order of %pythons,
 # and that determines the last installed binary
-BUILDSET="python2 python3"
+BUILDSET="python2 python36 python38"
 
 
 ### flavor-specific: generate from flavor.in
--- a/flavor.in
+++ b/flavor.in
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 ##### macro definitions for flavor "#FLAVOR#" #####
 
-%__#FLAVOR#               /usr/bin/#FLAVOR#
-
 %#FLAVOR#_shbang_opts     %py_shbang_opts
 
 %#FLAVOR#_prefix          #FLAVOR#
@@ -10,6 +8,8 @@
 %#FLAVOR#_version         %{_python_sysconfig_var #FLAVOR# py_version_short}
 %#FLAVOR#_version_nodots  %{_python_sysconfig_var #FLAVOR# py_version_nodot}
 
+%__#FLAVOR#               /usr/bin/python%{#FLAVOR#_version}
+
 %#FLAVOR#_sysconfig_path() %{_rec_macro_helper}%{lua:call_sysconfig("path", "#FLAVOR#")}
 %#FLAVOR#_sysconfig_var()  %{_rec_macro_helper}%{lua:call_sysconfig("var", "#FLAVOR#")}