diff --git a/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile
index 39abc24eaa81..e687a18ff3ba 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RUN wget -nc -P /tmp/bitnami/pkg/cache/ https://downloads.bitnami.com/files/stac
     rm -rf /tmp/bitnami/pkg/cache/python-3.6.8-0-linux-amd64-debian-9.tar.gz
 
 ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="python" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.6.8-debian-9-r15" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.6.8-debian-9-r16" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/python/bin:$PATH"
 
 EXPOSE 8000
diff --git a/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/prod/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/prod/Dockerfile
index 5968222f0326..a1817d7fd6d6 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/prod/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/prod/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-FROM bitnami/python:3.6.8-debian-9-r15 as development
+FROM bitnami/python:3.6.8-debian-9-r16 as development
 
 FROM bitnami/minideb-runtimes:stretch
 LABEL maintainer "Bitnami <containers@bitnami.com>"
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LABEL maintainer "Bitnami <containers@bitnami.com>"
 COPY --from=development /opt/bitnami/python /opt/bitnami/python
 
 ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="python" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.6.8-debian-9-r15" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.6.8-debian-9-r16" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/python/bin:$PATH"
 
 CMD [ "python" ]
diff --git a/bitnami/python/README.md b/bitnami/python/README.md
index d4f3e289d60b..577a08e2fea7 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/python/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling t
 * [`3.7-ol-7`, `3.7.2-ol-7-r14` (3.7/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.7.2-ol-7-r14/3.7/ol-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.7-debian-9`, `3.7.2-debian-9-r14`, `3.7`, `3.7.2`, `3.7.2-r14`, `latest` (3.7/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.7.2-debian-9-r14/3.7/debian-9/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.6-ol-7`, `3.6.8-ol-7-r14` (3.6/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.8-ol-7-r14/3.6/ol-7/Dockerfile)
-* [`3.6-debian-9`, `3.6.8-debian-9-r15`, `3.6`, `3.6.8`, `3.6.8-r15` (3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.8-debian-9-r15/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile)
+* [`3.6-debian-9`, `3.6.8-debian-9-r16`, `3.6`, `3.6.8`, `3.6.8-r16` (3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.8-debian-9-r16/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-ol-7`, `2.7.15-ol-7-r178` (2/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.15-ol-7-r178/2/ol-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-debian-9`, `2.7.15-debian-9-r169`, `2`, `2.7.15`, `2.7.15-r169` (2/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.15-debian-9-r169/2/debian-9/Dockerfile)