diff --git a/bitnami/python/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile
index a9f3b5f5b218..9b4583f64e93 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ 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="3.8.3-prod-debian-10-r17" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.8.3-prod-debian-10-r18" \
     OS_ARCH="amd64" \
     OS_FLAVOUR="debian-10" \
     OS_NAME="linux" \
diff --git a/bitnami/python/README.md b/bitnami/python/README.md
index 54e0e7626c89..d941a5088411 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/python/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $ docker-compose up -d
 Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags [in our documentation page](https://docs.bitnami.com/tutorials/understand-rolling-tags-containers/).
 
 
-* [`3.8-prod-debian-10`, `3.8-debian-10-prod`, `3.8.3-prod-debian-10-r17`, `3.8.3-debian-10-r17-prod`, `3.8-prod`, `3.8.3-prod` (3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.8.3-prod-debian-10-r17/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)
+* [`3.8-prod-debian-10`, `3.8-debian-10-prod`, `3.8.3-prod-debian-10-r18`, `3.8.3-debian-10-r18-prod`, `3.8-prod`, `3.8.3-prod` (3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.8.3-prod-debian-10-r18/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.8-debian-10`, `3.8.3-debian-10-r18`, `3.8`, `3.8.3` (3.8/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.8.3-debian-10-r18/3.8/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.7-prod-debian-10`, `3.7-debian-10-prod`, `3.7.7-prod-debian-10-r85`, `3.7.7-debian-10-r85-prod`, `3.7-prod`, `3.7.7-prod`, `latest-prod` (3.7-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.7.7-prod-debian-10-r85/3.7-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.7-debian-10`, `3.7.7-debian-10-r90`, `3.7`, `3.7.7`, `latest` (3.7/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.7.7-debian-10-r90/3.7/debian-10/Dockerfile)