diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/files/pycompile b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/files/pycompile
index aa73dd2fce..4ca7e0622e 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/files/pycompile
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/files/pycompile
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 #
 # pycompile_module="foo.py"
 #
+# Additionally another var can be used to specify the target python version:
+#
+# pycompile_version="3.4"
+#
 # Arguments:	$ACTION = [run/targets]
 #		$TARGET = [post-install/pre-remove]
 #		$PKGNAME
@@ -30,30 +34,27 @@ PKGNAME="$3"
 VERSION="$4"
 UPDATE="$5"
 
-# Current python version used in XBPS.
-PYVER="2.7"
-
 export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin"
 
 compile()
 {
 	for f in ${pycompile_dirs}; do
 		echo "Byte-compiling python code in ${f}..."
-		python -m compileall -f -q ${f} && \
-		python -O -m compileall -f -q ${f}
+		python${pycompile_version} -m compileall -f -q ${f} && \
+		python${pycompile_version} -O -m compileall -f -q ${f}
 	done
 	for f in ${pycompile_module}; do
-		echo "Byte-compiling python code for module ${f}..."
-		if [ -d usr/lib/python${PYVER}/site-packages/${f} ]; then
+		echo "Byte-compiling python${pycompile_version} code for module ${f}..."
+		if [ -d usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f} ]; then
 			python -m compileall -f -q \
-				usr/lib/python${PYVER}/site-packages/${f} && \
+				usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f} && \
 			python -O -m compileall -f -q \
-				usr/lib/python${PYVER}/site-packages/${f}
+				usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f}
 		else
 			python -m compileall -f -q \
-				usr/lib/python${PYVER}/site-packages/${f} && \
+				usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f} && \
 			python -O -m compileall -f -q \
-				usr/lib/python${PYVER}/site-packages/${f}
+				usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f}
 		fi
 	done
 }
@@ -61,16 +62,16 @@ compile()
 remove()
 {
 	for f in ${pycompile_dirs}; do
-		echo "Removing byte-compiled python files in ${f}..."
+		echo "Removing byte-compiled python${pycompile_version} files in ${f}..."
 		find ${f} -type f -name \*.py[co] -delete 2>&1 >/dev/null
 	done
 	for f in ${pycompile_module}; do
-		echo "Removing byte-compiled python code for module ${f}..."
-		if [ -d usr/lib/python${PYVER}/site-packages/${f} ]; then
-			find usr/lib/python${PYVER}/site-packages/${f} \
+		echo "Removing byte-compiled python${pycompile_version} code for module ${f}..."
+		if [ -d usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f} ]; then
+			find usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f} \
 				-type f -name \*.py[co] -delete 2>&1 >/dev/null
 		else
-			rm -f usr/lib/python${PYVER}/site-packages/${f%.py}.py[co]
+			rm -f usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f%.py}.py[co]
 		fi
 	done
 }
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ targets)
 	echo "post-install pre-remove"
 	;;
 run)
-	[ ! -x usr/bin/python ] && exit 0
+	[ ! -x usr/bin/python${pycompile_version} ] && exit 0
 	[ -z "${pycompile_dirs}" -a -z "${pycompile_module}" ] && exit 0
 
 	case "$TARGET" in
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
index 5704f29969..36de3473f1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps-triggers'
 pkgname=xbps-triggers
-version=0.77
+version=0.78
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 bootstrap=yes