diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ce83eed8..f136c317 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-python3 -m venv .venv
+if command -v python3.12 &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Python 3.12 is installed, proceeding with python3.12..."
+    python3.12 -m venv .venv
+else
+    echo "The recommended version of Python to run exo with is Python 3.12, but $(python3 --version) is installed. Proceeding with $(python3 --version)"
+    python3 -m venv .venv
+fi
 source .venv/bin/activate
 pip install -e .