diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Core/Flow.Launcher.Core.csproj b/Flow.Launcher.Core/Flow.Launcher.Core.csproj
index 2b2bef4cf..ac49b193c 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Core/Flow.Launcher.Core.csproj
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Core/Flow.Launcher.Core.csproj
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Droplex" Version="1.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Droplex" Version="1.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="FSharp.Core" Version="4.7.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="squirrel.windows" Version="1.5.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginsLoader.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginsLoader.cs
index 3f998fa51..fa34db7a4 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginsLoader.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginsLoader.cs
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    DroplexPackage.Drop(App.python3_9_1).Wait();
+                    // Python 3.8.9 is used for Windows 7 compatibility
+                    DroplexPackage.Drop(App.python_3_8_9_embeddable, Path.Combine(DataLocation.DataDirectory(), "Python Embeddable")).Wait();
 
                     var installedPythonDirectory =
                         Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),