diff --git a/scripts/commands/check-capabilities.ps1 b/scripts/commands/check-capabilities.ps1
index 8151ef9..a9e0075 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/check-capabilities.ps1
+++ b/scripts/commands/check-capabilities.ps1
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ function Version-AtLeast([string]$version, [version]$minimum) { try { return ([v
 function Check-Version([string]$name, [string]$version, [version]$minimum) { if (Version-AtLeast $version $minimum) { Pass "$name $version (minimum $minimum)" } else { Fail "$name $version is below minimum $minimum" } }
 
 Check-Version 'PowerShell' $PSVersionTable.PSVersion.ToString() ([version]'5.1')
-Require-Command jq; Require-Command python
-if (Get-Command python -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
-    $pythonVersion = (& python --version 2>$null | Select-Object -First 1) -replace '^Python\s+', ''
-    if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) { Check-Version 'Python' $pythonVersion ([version]'3.11') } else { Fail 'Python 3.11 or newer is required' }
+Require-Command jq
+$pythonVersion = $null
+foreach ($python in @('python', 'python3')) {
+    if (-not (Get-Command $python -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { continue }
+    $candidate = (& $python --version 2>$null | Select-Object -First 1) -replace '^Python\s+', ''
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) { $pythonVersion = $candidate; break }
 }
+if ($null -ne $pythonVersion) { Check-Version 'Python' $pythonVersion ([version]'3.11') } else { Fail 'Python 3.11 or newer is required' }
 
 if ($failed) { Write-Error 'Capability check: FAIL'; exit 1 }
 Write-Output 'Capability check: PASS'