diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/hostpython3/__init__.py b/kivy_ios/recipes/hostpython3/__init__.py
index 9ffa195f..b9d1e37c 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/hostpython3/__init__.py
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/hostpython3/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 
 class Hostpython3Recipe(HostRecipe):
-    version = "3.11.6"
+    version = "3.12.6"
     url = "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/{version}/Python-{version}.tgz"
     depends = ["hostopenssl"]
     optional_depends = []
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class Hostpython3Recipe(HostRecipe):
 
     def init_with_ctx(self, ctx):
         super().init_with_ctx(ctx)
-        self.set_hostpython(self, "3.11")
-        self.ctx.so_suffix = ".cpython-311m-darwin.so"
+        self.set_hostpython(self, "3.12")
+        self.ctx.so_suffix = ".cpython-312m-darwin.so"
         self.ctx.hostpython = join(self.ctx.dist_dir, "hostpython3", "bin", "python")
         self.ctx.hostpgen = join(self.ctx.dist_dir, "hostpython3", "bin", "pgen")
         logger.info("Global: hostpython located at {}".format(self.ctx.hostpython))
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def install(self):
                 self.ctx.dist_dir,
                 "hostpython3",
                 "lib",
-                "python3.11",
+                "python3.12",
                 "site-packages",
                 "setuptools",
             ),
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/python3/__init__.py b/kivy_ios/recipes/python3/__init__.py
index 47e78066..f4ef1502 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/python3/__init__.py
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/python3/__init__.py
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 
 
 class Python3Recipe(Recipe):
-    version = "3.11.6"
+    version = "3.12.6"
     url = "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/{version}/Python-{version}.tgz"
     depends = ["hostpython3", "libffi", "openssl"]
-    library = "libpython3.11.a"
+    library = "libpython3.12.a"
     pbx_libraries = ["libz", "libbz2", "libsqlite3"]
 
     def init_with_ctx(self, ctx):
         super().init_with_ctx(ctx)
-        self.set_python(self, "3.11")
-        ctx.python_ver_dir = "python3.11"
+        self.set_python(self, "3.12")
+        ctx.python_ver_dir = "python3.12"
         ctx.python_prefix = join(ctx.dist_dir, "root", "python3")
         ctx.site_packages_dir = join(
             ctx.python_prefix, "lib", ctx.python_ver_dir, "site-packages")
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ def reduce_python(self):
         # platform binaries and configuration
         with cd(join(
                 self.ctx.dist_dir, "root", "python3", "lib",
-                "python3.11", "config-3.11-darwin")):
+                "python3.12", "config-3.12-darwin")):
             sh.rm(
-                "libpython3.11.a",
+                "libpython3.12.a",
                 "python.o",
                 "config.c.in",
                 "makesetup",
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ def reduce_python(self):
 
         # cleanup pkgconfig and compiled lib
         with cd(join(self.ctx.dist_dir, "root", "python3", "lib")):
-            sh.rm("-rf", "pkgconfig", "libpython3.11.a")
+            sh.rm("-rf", "pkgconfig", "libpython3.12.a")
 
         # cleanup python libraries
         with cd(join(
-                self.ctx.dist_dir, "root", "python3", "lib", "python3.11")):
+                self.ctx.dist_dir, "root", "python3", "lib", "python3.12")):
             sh.rm("-rf", "wsgiref", "curses", "idlelib", "lib2to3",
                   "ensurepip", "turtledemo", "lib-dynload", "venv",
                   "pydoc_data")
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ def reduce_python(self):
             sh.find(".", "-name", "__pycache__", "-type", "d", "-delete")
 
             # create the lib zip
-            logger.info("Create a python3.11.zip")
-            sh.mv("config-3.11-darwin", "..")
+            logger.info("Create a python3.12.zip")
+            sh.mv("config-3.12-darwin", "..")
             sh.mv("site-packages", "..")
             sh.zip("-r", "../python311.zip", sh.glob("*"))
             sh.rm("-rf", sh.glob("*"))
-            sh.mv("../config-3.11-darwin", ".")
+            sh.mv("../config-3.12-darwin", ".")
             sh.mv("../site-packages", ".")
 
 
diff --git a/kivy_ios/tools/templates/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}-ios/main.m b/kivy_ios/tools/templates/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}-ios/main.m
index 517eceb3..8e5dbe89 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/tools/templates/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}-ios/main.m	
+++ b/kivy_ios/tools/templates/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}-ios/main.m	
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     NSString *python_home = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"PYTHONHOME=%@", resourcePath, nil];
     putenv((char *)[python_home UTF8String]);
 
-    NSString *python_path = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"PYTHONPATH=%@:%@/lib/python3.11/:%@/lib/python3.11/site-packages:.", resourcePath, resourcePath, resourcePath, nil];
+    NSString *python_path = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"PYTHONPATH=%@:%@/lib/python3.12/:%@/lib/python3.12/site-packages:.", resourcePath, resourcePath, resourcePath, nil];
     putenv((char *)[python_path UTF8String]);
 
     NSString *tmp_path = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"TMP=%@/tmp", resourcePath, nil];
diff --git a/kivy_ios/tools/templates/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}-ios/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/kivy_ios/tools/templates/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}-ios/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 3235a30b..54e25647 100755
--- a/kivy_ios/tools/templates/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}-ios/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj	
+++ b/kivy_ios/tools/templates/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}-ios/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj	
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 				GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS = "DEBUG=1";
 				GCC_VERSION = com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0;
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = (
-					"{{ cookiecutter.dist_dir }}/root/python3/include/python3.11/**",
+					"{{ cookiecutter.dist_dir }}/root/python3/include/python3.12/**",
 					"{{ cookiecutter.dist_dir }}/include/common/sdl2",
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = "{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}-Info.plist";
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 				GCC_PREFIX_HEADER = "";
 				GCC_VERSION = com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0;
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = (
-					"{{ cookiecutter.dist_dir }}/root/python3/include/python3.11/**",
+					"{{ cookiecutter.dist_dir }}/root/python3/include/python3.12/**",
 					"{{ cookiecutter.dist_dir }}/include/common/sdl2",
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = "{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}-Info.plist";