diff --git a/PythonForDelphi/Components/Sources/Core/PythonEngine.pas b/PythonForDelphi/Components/Sources/Core/PythonEngine.pas
index 10b84f42..a4a6ac37 100644
--- a/PythonForDelphi/Components/Sources/Core/PythonEngine.pas
+++ b/PythonForDelphi/Components/Sources/Core/PythonEngine.pas
@@ -3149,6 +3149,7 @@ procedure PyObjectDestructor( pSelf : PPyObject); cdecl;
 procedure FreeSubtypeInst(ob:PPyObject); cdecl;
 procedure Register;
 function  PyType_HasFeature(AType : PPyTypeObject; AFlag : Integer) : Boolean;
+function GetPythonVersionFromDLLName(const DLLFileName : String): String;
 
 { Helper functions}
 (*
@@ -4746,7 +4747,9 @@ procedure TPythonEngine.DoOpenDll(const aDllName : String);
       end;
       if not PYTHON_KNOWN_VERSIONS[i].CanUseLatest then
         Break;
-    end;
+    end
+  else
+    RegVersion := GetPythonVersionFromDLLName(aDllName);
   inherited;
 end;
 
@@ -9754,6 +9757,11 @@ procedure Register;
                                 TPythonType, TPythonModule, TPythonDelphiVar]);
 end;
 
+function GetPythonVersionFromDLLName(const DLLFileName : String): String;
+begin
+  Result := DLLFileName[{$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}7{$ELSE}10{$ENDIF}] + '.' + DLLFileName[{$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}8{$ELSE}11{$ENDIF}];
+end;
+
 function PyType_HasFeature(AType : PPyTypeObject; AFlag : Integer) : Boolean;
 begin
   //(((t)->tp_flags & (f)) != 0)
diff --git a/PythonForDelphi/Components/Sources/Core/PythonVersions.pas b/PythonForDelphi/Components/Sources/Core/PythonVersions.pas
index c243f339..f917991f 100644
--- a/PythonForDelphi/Components/Sources/Core/PythonVersions.pas
+++ b/PythonForDelphi/Components/Sources/Core/PythonVersions.pas
@@ -464,8 +464,7 @@ function PythonVersionFromPath(const Path: string; out PythonVersion: TPythonVer
   end;
   PythonVersion.DLLPath := DLLPath;
 
-  SysVersion := Copy(DLLFileName, 7, 2);
-  Insert('.', SysVersion, 2);
+  SysVersion := GetPythonVersionFromDLLName(DLLFileName);
 
   PythonVersion.SysVersion := SysVersion;
   PythonVersion.fSysArchitecture := PythonVersion.ExpectedArchitecture;