diff --git a/bitnami/python/3/debian-9/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/3/debian-9/Dockerfile
index b93044b4eafa..1c0df7cf53cc 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/3/debian-9/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/3/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-3.6.5-0-linux-amd64-debian-9.tar.gz
 
 ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="python" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.6.5-debian-9-r15" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.6.5-debian-9-r16" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/python/bin:$PATH"
 
 EXPOSE 8000
diff --git a/bitnami/python/3/debian-9/prod/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/3/debian-9/prod/Dockerfile
index 280228806835..c3bb18cdb210 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/3/debian-9/prod/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/3/debian-9/prod/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-FROM bitnami/python:3.6.5-debian-9-r15 as development
+FROM bitnami/python:3.6.5-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="3.6.5-debian-9-r15" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.6.5-debian-9-r16" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/python/bin:$PATH"
 
 CMD ["python"]
diff --git a/bitnami/python/README.md b/bitnami/python/README.md
index 4c6d38d03879..a03faeac2a45 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/python/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $ docker-compose up -d
 
 
 * [`3-ol-7`, `3.6.5-ol-7-r25` (3/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.5-ol-7-r25/3/ol-7/Dockerfile)
-* [`3-debian-9`, `3.6.5-debian-9-r15`, `3`, `3.6.5`, `3.6.5-r15`, `latest` (3/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.5-debian-9-r15/3/Dockerfile)
+* [`3-debian-9`, `3.6.5-debian-9-r16`, `3`, `3.6.5`, `3.6.5-r16`, `latest` (3/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.5-debian-9-r16/3/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-ol-7`, `2.7.15-ol-7-r26` (2/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.15-ol-7-r26/2/ol-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-debian-9`, `2.7.15-debian-9-r15`, `2`, `2.7.15`, `2.7.15-r15` (2/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.15-debian-9-r15/2/Dockerfile)