diff --git a/cpl.json b/cpl.json
index e994bd05..fbfd02f4 100644
--- a/cpl.json
+++ b/cpl.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       "watchdog==2.0.2"
     ],
     "PythonVersion": ">=3.8",
-    "PythonPath": "",
+    "PythonPath": {},
     "Classifiers": []
   },
   "BuildSettings": {
diff --git a/src/cpl_cli/command/install_service.py b/src/cpl_cli/command/install_service.py
index e057d7dc..35a8f9e3 100644
--- a/src/cpl_cli/command/install_service.py
+++ b/src/cpl_cli/command/install_service.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class InstallService(CommandABC):
             Error.error('Found invalid dependencies in cpl.json.')
             return
 
-        Pip.set_executable(self._project_settings.python_path)
+        Pip.set_executable(self._project_settings.python_executable)
         for dependency in self._project_settings.dependencies:
             Console.spinner(
                 f'Installing: {dependency}',
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class InstallService(CommandABC):
         :return:
         """
         is_already_in_project = False
-        Pip.set_executable(self._project_settings.python_path)
+        Pip.set_executable(self._project_settings.python_executable)
 
         if self._project_settings is None or self._build_settings is None:
             Error.error('The command requires to be run in an CPL project, but a project could not be found.')
diff --git a/src/cpl_cli/command/new_service.py b/src/cpl_cli/command/new_service.py
index 66bda709..cb10733c 100644
--- a/src/cpl_cli/command/new_service.py
+++ b/src/cpl_cli/command/new_service.py
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ class NewService(CommandABC):
                 f'sh_cpl=={version.parse(cpl.__version__)}'
             ],
             ProjectSettingsNameEnum.python_version.value: f'>={sys.version.split(" ")[0]}',
+            ProjectSettingsNameEnum.python_path.value: {
+                sys.platform: ''
+            },
             ProjectSettingsNameEnum.classifiers.value: []
         }
 
diff --git a/src/cpl_cli/command/uninstall_service.py b/src/cpl_cli/command/uninstall_service.py
index 8d052bf6..cdd86de4 100644
--- a/src/cpl_cli/command/uninstall_service.py
+++ b/src/cpl_cli/command/uninstall_service.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class UninstallService(CommandABC):
             Console.error(f'Usage: cpl uninstall <package>')
             return
 
-        Pip.set_executable(self._project_settings.python_path)
+        Pip.set_executable(self._project_settings.python_executable)
 
         package = args[0]
         is_in_dependencies = False
diff --git a/src/cpl_cli/command/update_service.py b/src/cpl_cli/command/update_service.py
index de935006..ddbe611a 100644
--- a/src/cpl_cli/command/update_service.py
+++ b/src/cpl_cli/command/update_service.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class UpdateService(CommandABC):
         :param args:
         :return:
         """
-        Pip.set_executable(self._project_settings.python_path)
+        Pip.set_executable(self._project_settings.python_executable)
         self._check_project_dependencies()
         self._check_outdated()
         Pip.reset_executable()
diff --git a/src/cpl_cli/configuration/project_settings.py b/src/cpl_cli/configuration/project_settings.py
index cb4dd4dd..d9e8413b 100644
--- a/src/cpl_cli/configuration/project_settings.py
+++ b/src/cpl_cli/configuration/project_settings.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class ProjectSettings(ConfigurationModelABC):
         self._dependencies: Optional[list[str]] = None
         self._python_version: Optional[str] = None
         self._python_path: Optional[str] = None
+        self._python_executable: Optional[str] = None
         self._classifiers: Optional[list[str]] = None
 
     @property
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ class ProjectSettings(ConfigurationModelABC):
     def python_path(self) -> str:
         return self._python_path
 
+    @property
+    def python_executable(self) -> str:
+        return self._python_executable
+
     @property
     def classifiers(self) -> list[str]:
         return self._classifiers
@@ -107,9 +112,11 @@ class ProjectSettings(ConfigurationModelABC):
             self._license_description = settings[ProjectSettingsNameEnum.license_description.value]
             self._dependencies = settings[ProjectSettingsNameEnum.dependencies.value]
             self._python_version = settings[ProjectSettingsNameEnum.python_version.value]
+            self._python_path = settings[ProjectSettingsNameEnum.python_path.value]
 
-            if ProjectSettingsNameEnum.python_path.value in settings:
-                path = settings[ProjectSettingsNameEnum.python_path.value]
+            if ProjectSettingsNameEnum.python_path.value in settings and \
+                    sys.platform in settings[ProjectSettingsNameEnum.python_path.value]:
+                path = settings[ProjectSettingsNameEnum.python_path.value][sys.platform]
                 if not os.path.isfile(path) and not os.path.islink(path):
                     if path != '' and path is not None:
                         Error.warn(f'{ProjectSettingsNameEnum.python_path.value} not found')
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ class ProjectSettings(ConfigurationModelABC):
             else:
                 path = sys.executable
 
-            self._python_path = path
+            self._python_executable = path
 
             self._classifiers = settings[ProjectSettingsNameEnum.classifiers.value]
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/src/tests/custom/general/cpl.json b/src/tests/custom/general/cpl.json
index 92bfd4f1..37ba225f 100644
--- a/src/tests/custom/general/cpl.json
+++ b/src/tests/custom/general/cpl.json
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
       "discord.py==1.6.0"
     ],
     "PythonVersion": ">=3.8",
-    "PythonPath": "../../../../cpl-env/bin/python3.9",
+    "PythonPath": {
+      "linux": "../../../../cpl-env/bin/python3.9"
+    },
     "Classifiers": []
   },
   "BuildSettings": {