diff --git a/bitnami/python/2-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/2-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile
index cf24c3df4c6e..c98c8835f150 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/2-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/2-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM bitnami/python:2.7.16-debian-9-r170 as development
+FROM bitnami/python:2.7.16-debian-9-r171 as development
 
 ######
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN sed -i 's/^PASS_MAX_DAYS.*/PASS_MAX_DAYS    90/' /etc/login.defs && \
 COPY --from=development /opt/bitnami/python /opt/bitnami/python
 
 ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="python" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="2.7.16-debian-9-r172-prod" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="2.7.16-debian-9-r173-prod" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/python/bin:$PATH"
 
 CMD [ "python" ]
diff --git a/bitnami/python/README.md b/bitnami/python/README.md
index e90a09eb8607..2b15e65c094c 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/python/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling t
 * [`3.6-debian-9-prod`, `3.6.9-debian-9-r68-prod`, `3.6-prod`, `3.6.9-prod`, `3.6.9-r68-prod` (3.6-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.9-debian-9-r68-prod/3.6-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-ol-7-prod`, `2.7.16-ol-7-r185-prod` (2-prod/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.16-ol-7-r185-prod/2-prod/ol-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-ol-7`, `2.7.16-ol-7-r183` (2/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.16-ol-7-r183/2/ol-7/Dockerfile)
-* [`2-debian-9-prod`, `2.7.16-debian-9-r172-prod`, `2-prod`, `2.7.16-prod`, `2.7.16-r172-prod` (2-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.16-debian-9-r172-prod/2-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile)
+* [`2-debian-9-prod`, `2.7.16-debian-9-r173-prod`, `2-prod`, `2.7.16-prod`, `2.7.16-r173-prod` (2-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.16-debian-9-r173-prod/2-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-debian-9`, `2.7.16-debian-9-r171`, `2`, `2.7.16`, `2.7.16-r171` (2/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.16-debian-9-r171/2/debian-9/Dockerfile)
 
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