diff --git a/bitnami/python/2/rhel-7/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/2/rhel-7/Dockerfile
index 5617b3c09e6e..48a0b33579fe 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/2/rhel-7/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/2/rhel-7/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN bitnami-pkg install python-2.7.16-0 --checksum 131f66315fd55f1c6baab732ad850
 
 COPY rootfs /
 ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="python" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="2.7.16-rhel-7-r15" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="2.7.16-rhel-7-r16" \
     NAMI_PREFIX="/.nami" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/python/bin:$PATH"
 
diff --git a/bitnami/python/README.md b/bitnami/python/README.md
index 8b4322285fee..638548502fc1 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/python/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling t
 * [`3.6-ol-7-prod`, `3.6.8-ol-7-r44-prod` (3.6-prod/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.8-ol-7-r44-prod/3.6-prod/ol-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.6-debian-9`, `3.6.8-debian-9-r81`, `3.6`, `3.6.8`, `3.6.8-r81` (3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.8-debian-9-r81/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.6-debian-9-prod`, `3.6.8-debian-9-r40-prod`, `3.6-prod`, `3.6.8-prod`, `3.6.8-r40-prod` (3.6-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.8-debian-9-r40-prod/3.6-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile)
-* [`2-rhel-7`, `2.7.16-rhel-7-r15` (2/rhel-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.16-rhel-7-r15/2/rhel-7/Dockerfile)
+* [`2-rhel-7`, `2.7.16-rhel-7-r16` (2/rhel-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.16-rhel-7-r16/2/rhel-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-ol-7-prod`, `2.7.16-ol-7-r16-prod` (2-prod/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.16-ol-7-r16-prod/2-prod/ol-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-ol-7`, `2.7.16-ol-7-r15` (2/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.16-ol-7-r15/2/ol-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-debian-9`, `2.7.16-debian-9-r16`, `2`, `2.7.16`, `2.7.16-r16` (2/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.16-debian-9-r16/2/debian-9/Dockerfile)