diff --git a/scripts/status-report.py b/scripts/status-report.py
index 3d156a88f..5639ab1de 100755
--- a/scripts/status-report.py
+++ b/scripts/status-report.py
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ def python_version(self) -> str:
 
         return re.match(
             r'^\d+\.\d+',
-            self._python_version or '.'.join(sys.version[:2]),
+            self._python_version or '%d.%d' % sys.version_info[:2]),
         ).group()