diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 3c417588f..8caddd532 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -63994,6 +63994,12 @@ function findPyPyVersion(versionSpec, architecture) {
         const pythonPath = path.join(utils_1.IS_WINDOWS ? installDir : _binDir, `python${binaryExtension}`);
         const pythonLocation = pypyInstall.getPyPyBinaryPath(installDir);
         core.exportVariable('pythonLocation', installDir);
+        // https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FindPython.html#module:FindPython
+        core.exportVariable('Python_ROOT_DIR', installDir);
+        // https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FindPython2.html#module:FindPython2
+        core.exportVariable('Python2_ROOT_DIR', installDir);
+        // https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FindPython3.html#module:FindPython3
+        core.exportVariable('Python3_ROOT_DIR', installDir);
         core.exportVariable('PKG_CONFIG_PATH', pythonLocation + '/lib/pkgconfig');
         core.addPath(pythonLocation);
         core.addPath(_binDir);
@@ -64150,6 +64156,12 @@ function useCpythonVersion(version, architecture) {
             ].join(os.EOL));
         }
         core.exportVariable('pythonLocation', installDir);
+        // https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FindPython.html#module:FindPython
+        core.exportVariable('Python_ROOT_DIR', installDir);
+        // https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FindPython2.html#module:FindPython2
+        core.exportVariable('Python2_ROOT_DIR', installDir);
+        // https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FindPython3.html#module:FindPython3
+        core.exportVariable('Python3_ROOT_DIR', installDir);
         core.exportVariable('PKG_CONFIG_PATH', installDir + '/lib/pkgconfig');
         if (utils_1.IS_LINUX) {
             const libPath = process.env.LD_LIBRARY_PATH