diff --git a/mujoco_py/builder.py b/mujoco_py/builder.py
index 5280b2c3..d9d2caad 100644
--- a/mujoco_py/builder.py
+++ b/mujoco_py/builder.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import cython
 import distutils
 import glob
 import os
@@ -236,7 +237,10 @@ def _build_impl(self):
             "script_name": None,
             "script_args": ["build_ext"]
         })
-        dist.ext_modules = cythonize([self.extension])
+        if cython.__version__ < "3.0.0":
+            dist.ext_modules = cythonize([self.extension])
+        else:
+            dist.ext_modules = cythonize([self.extension], compiler_directives={'legacy_implicit_noexcept': True})
         dist.include_dirs = []
         dist.cmdclass = {'build_ext': custom_build_ext}
         build = dist.get_command_obj('build')
diff --git a/mujoco_py/version.py b/mujoco_py/version.py
index 0328fb4d..0b191328 100644
--- a/mujoco_py/version.py
+++ b/mujoco_py/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 __all__ = ['__version__', 'get_version']
 
-version_info = (2, 1, 2, 14)
+version_info = (2, 1, 2, 15)
 # format:
 # ('mujoco_major', 'mujoco_minor', 'mujoco_py_major', 'mujoco_py_minor')