diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c0f705..588ad13 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(KApiDox NONE)
 set(KF_VERSION "5.100.0") # handled by release scripts
 
 if(DO_BOOTSTRAP)
-    include(FindUnixCommands)
+    find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter)
 
     if(WIN32)
         # Needs native path and extra escaping of spaces
@@ -14,9 +14,28 @@ if(DO_BOOTSTRAP)
     endif()
 
     add_custom_target(build ALL
-        COMMAND ${BASH} bootstrap-devenv.sh
+        COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} setup.py build --build-base ${BINARY_DIR}
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
     )
+    # DESTDIR may be set at install time (eg: `make DESTDIR=/tmp/package install`)
+    # so we need to check for it when the install code is run and pass the appropriate
+    # argument to distutils.
+    #
+    # Note that if(\$ENV{DESTDIR}) always fails, regardless of the value of the DESTDIR
+    # environment variable, hence the STREQUAL test.
+    # See https://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=14737
+    install(CODE
+        "set(_root_arg)
+         if (NOT \$ENV{DESTDIR} STREQUAL \"\")
+             file(TO_NATIVE_PATH \$ENV{DESTDIR} DESTDIR)
+             set(_root_arg --root \"\${DESTDIR}\")
+         endif()
+        file(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} INSTALL_PREFIX)
+         execute_process(
+            COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} setup.py install --prefix \"\${INSTALL_PREFIX}\" \${_root_arg}
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}\"
+            )"
+        )
 endif()
 
 # A dummy install part to fulfill needs of kdesrc-build and possible make installs