diff --git a/bitnami/python/3.9/debian-10/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/3.9/debian-10/Dockerfile
index f21aa3bd456b..6b5438b74b0e 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/3.9/debian-10/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/3.9/debian-10/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RUN sed -i 's/^PASS_MAX_DAYS.*/PASS_MAX_DAYS    90/' /etc/login.defs && \
     sed -i 's/sha512/sha512 minlen=8/' /etc/pam.d/common-password
 
 ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="python" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.9.4-debian-10-r17" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.9.4-debian-10-r18" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/python/bin:$PATH"
 
 EXPOSE 8000
diff --git a/bitnami/python/README.md b/bitnami/python/README.md
index ab34df5565c2..2cee5f210f67 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/python/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling t
 
 
 * [`3.9-prod`, `3.9-prod-debian-10`, `3.9.4-prod`, `3.9.4-prod-debian-10-r17` (3.9-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.9.4-prod-debian-10-r17/3.9-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)
-* [`3.9`, `3.9-debian-10`, `3.9.4`, `3.9.4-debian-10-r17` (3.9/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.9.4-debian-10-r17/3.9/debian-10/Dockerfile)
+* [`3.9`, `3.9-debian-10`, `3.9.4`, `3.9.4-debian-10-r18` (3.9/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.9.4-debian-10-r18/3.9/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.8-prod`, `3.8-prod-debian-10`, `3.8.9-prod`, `3.8.9-prod-debian-10-r19` (3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.8.9-prod-debian-10-r19/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.8`, `3.8-debian-10`, `3.8.9`, `3.8.9-debian-10-r19` (3.8/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.8.9-debian-10-r19/3.8/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.7-prod`, `3.7-prod-debian-10`, `3.7.10-prod`, `3.7.10-prod-debian-10-r64` (3.7-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.7.10-prod-debian-10-r64/3.7-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)