diff --git a/kig/configure.in.in b/kig/configure.in.in
index fa4cd0c7..33986af8 100644
--- a/kig/configure.in.in
+++ b/kig/configure.in.in
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([REGINA_LIB_BOOST_PYTHON], [
     __regina_py_save_ldflags="$LDFLAGS"
     __regina_py_save_libs="$LIBS"
     __regina_py_ok=0
-    for pyver in python python2.5 python2.4 python2.3 python2.2; do
+    for pyver in python python2.6 python2.5 python2.4 python2.3 python2.2; do
       for incdir in "/usr/include/$pyver" "/usr/local/include/$pyver" \
           "/usr/$pyver/include" "/usr/local/$pyver/include" \
           "$prefix/include/$pyver" "$prefix/$pyver/include"; do
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([REGINA_LIB_BOOST_PYTHON], [
             AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
 	
             # Check for -lpython.
-            for pylib in "$pyver" python python2.3 python2.2; do
+            for pylib in "$pyver" python python2.6 python2.3 python2.2; do
               for pylibdir in "/usr/lib" "/usr/local/lib" "/usr/lib/$pyver/config" \
 		"/usr/local/lib/$pyver/config"; do
 		for extralibs in "" "-lpthread -lm -lutil -ldl"; do