diff --git a/infra/config/recipes.cfg b/infra/config/recipes.cfg
index 83b6da9198..2a852aa708 100644
--- a/infra/config/recipes.cfg
+++ b/infra/config/recipes.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "deps": {
     "recipe_engine": {
       "branch": "main",
-      "revision": "0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae",
+      "revision": "caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a",
       "url": "https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git"
     }
   },
diff --git a/recipes/README.recipes.md b/recipes/README.recipes.md
index f28fdd8fc7..aedf86a8cf 100644
--- a/recipes/README.recipes.md
+++ b/recipes/README.recipes.md
@@ -1121,23 +1121,23 @@ Move things around in a loop!
 
 — **def [RunSteps](/recipes/recipe_modules/windows_sdk/examples/full.py#13)(api):**
 
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/assertions]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-assertions
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/buildbucket]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-buildbucket
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/cipd]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-cipd
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/commit_position]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-commit_position
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-context
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/cq]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-cq
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/file]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-file
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/json]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-json
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/milo]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-milo
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/path]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-path
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/platform]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-platform
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/properties]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-properties
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/python]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-python
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/raw_io]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-raw_io
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/resultdb]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-resultdb
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/runtime]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-runtime
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/step]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-step
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/url]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-url
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/version]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-version
-[recipe_engine/wkt/RecipeApi]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/0afd693c9bf53a74e7c575891001a7e0d7491fae/recipe_engine/recipe_api.py#875
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/assertions]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-assertions
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/buildbucket]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-buildbucket
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/cipd]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-cipd
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/commit_position]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-commit_position
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-context
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/cq]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-cq
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/file]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-file
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/json]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-json
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/milo]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-milo
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/path]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-path
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/platform]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-platform
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/properties]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-properties
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/python]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-python
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/raw_io]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-raw_io
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/resultdb]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-resultdb
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/runtime]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-runtime
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/step]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-step
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/url]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-url
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/version]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-version
+[recipe_engine/wkt/RecipeApi]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/caa777138987d83c540887e5fe3256f69ad0315a/recipe_engine/recipe_api.py#875
diff --git a/recipes/recipes.py b/recipes/recipes.py
index 90c522250f..8d550e8b85 100755
--- a/recipes/recipes.py
+++ b/recipes/recipes.py
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ IS_WIN = sys.platform.startswith(('win', 'cygwin'))
 
 _BAT = '.bat' if IS_WIN else ''
 GIT = 'git' + _BAT
-VPYTHON = 'vpython' + _BAT
+VPYTHON = ('vpython' +
+           ('3' if os.getenv('RECIPES_USE_PY3') == 'true' else '') +
+           _BAT)
 CIPD = 'cipd' + _BAT
 REQUIRED_BINARIES = {GIT, VPYTHON, CIPD}
 
@@ -241,7 +243,6 @@ def main():
     repo_root = os.path.abspath(repo_root).decode()
     recipes_cfg_path = os.path.join(repo_root, 'infra', 'config', 'recipes.cfg')
     args = ['--package', recipes_cfg_path] + args
-
   engine_path = checkout_engine(engine_override, repo_root, recipes_cfg_path)
 
   argv = (