diff --git a/projects/apple-unix/python3.cmake b/projects/apple-unix/python3.cmake
index 04f9b05babe3a576e806c062dcbbf521c041acfe..b153a1df97ce65432b50dbe39efc0480716838e0 100644
--- a/projects/apple-unix/python3.cmake
+++ b/projects/apple-unix/python3.cmake
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ else ()
     CACHE INTERNAL "")
 endif ()
 
-set(superbuild_python_version "3.7"
+set(superbuild_python_version "3.8"
   CACHE INTERNAL "")
 
 superbuild_add_extra_cmake_args(
-  -DPython3_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/bin/python${superbuild_python_version}m
-  -DPython3_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/include/python${superbuild_python_version}m
-  -DPython3_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython${superbuild_python_version}m${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-  -DPython3_LIBRARY_RELEASE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython${superbuild_python_version}m${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+  -DPython3_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/bin/python${superbuild_python_version}
+  -DPython3_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/include/python${superbuild_python_version}
+  -DPython3_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython${superbuild_python_version}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+  -DPython3_LIBRARY_RELEASE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython${superbuild_python_version}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
 
-  -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/bin/python${superbuild_python_version}m
-  -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/include/python${superbuild_python_version}m
-  -DPYTHON_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython${superbuild_python_version}m${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-  -DPYTHON_LIBRARY_RELEASE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython${superbuild_python_version}m${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+  -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/bin/python${superbuild_python_version}
+  -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/include/python${superbuild_python_version}
+  -DPYTHON_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython${superbuild_python_version}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+  -DPYTHON_LIBRARY_RELEASE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython${superbuild_python_version}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
 )
diff --git a/projects/patches/pythonautobahn-python3.8.patch b/projects/patches/pythonautobahn-python3.8.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cd181a96057cf8147eef6ab829c8939fb69b6acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/patches/pythonautobahn-python3.8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 897c349952ead7f69f6e720183a2b4c17987a64b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Omer Akram <om26er@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:58:08 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Add py38 compatibility (#1259)
+
+* add python 3.8 compatibility
+
+* dont update examples for now
+
+* use perf_counter instead
+
+* minor change
+---
+ autobahn/util.py | 5 ++++-
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/autobahn/util.py b/autobahn/util.py
+index 519b714a..c248459d 100644
+--- a/autobahn/util.py
++++ b/autobahn/util.py
+@@ -463,7 +463,10 @@ def generate_serial_number():
+     # first call to this function, as a floating point number, based on the
+     # Win32 function QueryPerformanceCounter(). The resolution is typically
+     # better than one microsecond
+-    _rtime = time.clock
++    if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
++        _rtime = time.perf_counter
++    else:
++        _rtime = time.clock
+     _ = _rtime()  # this starts wallclock
+ else:
+     # On Unix-like platforms, this used the first available from this list:
diff --git a/projects/pythonautobahn.cmake b/projects/pythonautobahn.cmake
index f89d55b6c85d6af1023a2146b893877229e3b047..7da1a0fe849e71f923ac94bd51a92b28febfdabd 100644
--- a/projects/pythonautobahn.cmake
+++ b/projects/pythonautobahn.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 superbuild_add_project_python(pythonautobahn
   PACKAGE autobahn
   DEPENDS pythonsetuptools pythonsix pythontwisted pythontxaio pythonzopeinterface)
+
+# https://github.com/crossbario/autobahn-python/commit/897c349952ead7f69f6e720183a2b4c17987a64b
+superbuild_apply_patch(pythonautobahn python3.8
+  "Support for Python 3.8")
diff --git a/projects/win32/python3.cmake b/projects/win32/python3.cmake
index c9bd1c6784fb87934a19208b20a8109655d51fb4..d7eaf264ceeef77232a24defbda99fcd15dfa6e2 100644
--- a/projects/win32/python3.cmake
+++ b/projects/win32/python3.cmake
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ else ()
     CACHE INTERNAL "")
 endif ()
 
-set(superbuild_python_version "3.7"
+set(superbuild_python_version "3.8"
   CACHE INTERNAL "")
 
 superbuild_add_extra_cmake_args(
   -DPython3_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/Python/python.exe
   -DPython3_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/Python/include/
-  -DPython3_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/Python/libs/python37.lib
-  -DPython3_LIBRARY_RELEASE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/Python/libs/python37.lib
+  -DPython3_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/Python/libs/python38.lib
+  -DPython3_LIBRARY_RELEASE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/Python/libs/python38.lib
   -DPython3_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER
 
   -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/Python/python.exe
   -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/Python/include/
-  -DPYTHON_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/Python/libs/python37.lib
-  -DPYTHON_LIBRARY_RELEASE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/Python/libs/python37.lib
+  -DPYTHON_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/Python/libs/python38.lib
+  -DPYTHON_LIBRARY_RELEASE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/Python/libs/python38.lib
   -DPYTHON_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER
 )
diff --git a/versions.cmake b/versions.cmake
index c6ed3800d15a868d87fd4556220721fce9c76438..b83f1552010fb0354fb71467c2eec219f6617c95 100644
--- a/versions.cmake
+++ b/versions.cmake
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ endif()
 
 if (WIN32)
   superbuild_set_revision(python3
-    URL "https://www.paraview.org/files/dependencies/Python-3.7.4-win64-no-ssl.tar.xz"
-    URL_MD5 c73455c755f2c79031fc92036040a90b)
+    URL "https://www.paraview.org/files/dependencies/python-win64-3.8.6-no-ssl.tar.xz"
+    URL_MD5 8cece55f80ef13ae8e839595e1c090d2)
 else()
   superbuild_set_revision(python3
-    URL     "https://www.paraview.org/files/dependencies/Python-3.7.4.tar.xz"
-    URL_MD5 d33e4aae66097051c2eca45ee3604803)
+    URL     "https://www.paraview.org/files/dependencies/Python-3.8.6.tar.xz"
+    URL_MD5 69e73c49eeb1a853cefd26d18c9d069d)
 endif()
 
 superbuild_set_revision(ftjam
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ if (WIN32 AND NOT superbuild_building_prebuilt_python AND NOT ENABLE_python3 AND
   endif ()
 elseif (ENABLE_python3 OR python3_enabled)
   superbuild_set_revision(pywin32
-    URL "https://www.paraview.org/files/dependencies/pywin32-224-amd64.tar.xz"
-    URL_MD5 1a79e2571d276eeb26f54d944daf39e4)
+    URL "https://www.paraview.org/files/dependencies/pywin32-228-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.tar.xz"
+    URL_MD5 46fc0684aa4818e622929fc031be77ba)
 else ()
   superbuild_set_revision(pywin32
     URL     "https://www.paraview.org/files/dependencies/pywin32-220.zip"