diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md
index dc5fdd24aaa..199e678bc29 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ and in this case the `python35` interpreter is automatically used.
 Versions 2.7, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8 of the CPython interpreter are available as
 respectively `python27`, `python35`, `python36`, `python37` and `python38`. The aliases
 `python2` and `python3` correspond to respectively `python27` and
-`python38`. The default interpreter, `python`, maps to `python2`. The PyPy
+`python37`. The default interpreter, `python`, maps to `python2`. The PyPy
 interpreters compatible with Python 2.7 and 3 are available as `pypy27` and
 `pypy3`, with aliases `pypy2` mapping to `pypy27` and `pypy` mapping to
 `pypy2`. The Nix expressions for the interpreters can be
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 93ed4285c29..1aded22161c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9267,7 +9267,7 @@ in
   # When switching these sets, please update docs at ../../doc/languages-frameworks/python.md
   python = python2;
   python2 = python27;
-  python3 = python38;
+  python3 = python37;
   pypy = pypy2;
   pypy2 = pypy27;
   pypy3 = pypy36;