diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 0567420843..f6bd27e9c6 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Before you can run a deployment, you'll need the following installed in your loc
 - [Git](https://git-scm.com/) Requires Version 1.8.4+
 - [Node 10.x LTS version](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
 - [NPM 6.x LTS](https://docs.npmjs.com/)
+- Python 3.6+
 
 ### System Requirements
 
diff --git a/installer/inventory b/installer/inventory
index 3b325d543b..00a0cb4fad 100644
--- a/installer/inventory
+++ b/installer/inventory
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-localhost ansible_connection=local ansible_python_interpreter="/usr/bin/env python"
+localhost ansible_connection=local ansible_python_interpreter="/usr/bin/env python3"
 
 [all:vars]