diff --git a/etc/apps/paraview3/bashrc b/etc/apps/paraview3/bashrc
index 0aff5a335237d50c8314edb9d03a9dcf00f829fa..51d6c2604ce0d2c9c539a22bd18bb4aad79a2064 100644
--- a/etc/apps/paraview3/bashrc
+++ b/etc/apps/paraview3/bashrc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ cleaned=`$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamCleanPath "$PATH" "$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platform
 
 # determine the cmake to be used
 unset CMAKE_HOME
-for cmake in cmake-2.8.0 cmake-2.6.4 cmake-2.6.2 cmake-2.4.6
+for cmake in cmake-2.8.1 cmake-2.8.0 cmake-2.6.4 cmake-2.6.2 cmake-2.4.6
 do
     cmake=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/$cmake
     if [ -r $cmake ]
diff --git a/etc/apps/paraview3/cshrc b/etc/apps/paraview3/cshrc
index 49a874c3cd6a7abda6a7ce478bcc3513343cd510..f5cbb60d46748c5b782218435835c5eab2d045ff 100644
--- a/etc/apps/paraview3/cshrc
+++ b/etc/apps/paraview3/cshrc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if ( $status == 0 ) set path=($cleaned)
 
 # determine the cmake to be used
 unsetenv CMAKE_HOME
-foreach cmake ( cmake-2.8.0 cmake-2.6.4 cmake-2.6.2 cmake-2.4.6 )
+foreach cmake ( cmake-2.8.1 cmake-2.8.0 cmake-2.6.4 cmake-2.6.2 cmake-2.4.6 )
     set cmake=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/$cmake
     if ( -r $cmake ) then
         setenv CMAKE_HOME $cmake