diff --git a/bitnami/python/2/rhel-7/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/2/rhel-7/Dockerfile
index 33cc44b5c23a..d52cc9276759 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/2/rhel-7/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/2/rhel-7/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN bitnami-pkg install python-2.7.15-20 --checksum 026d98bfeddf908ba9774e2a54b9
 
 COPY rootfs /
 ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="python" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="2.7.15-rhel-7-r16" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="2.7.15-rhel-7-r17" \
     NAMI_PREFIX="/.nami" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/python/bin:$PATH"
 
diff --git a/bitnami/python/README.md b/bitnami/python/README.md
index 52b5320fefec..3a22fbbcb680 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/python/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling t
 * [`3.6-ol-7`, `3.6.8-ol-7-r44` (3.6/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.8-ol-7-r44/3.6/ol-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.6-debian-9-prod`, `3.6.8-debian-9-r5-prod`, `3.6-prod`, `3.6.8-prod`, `3.6.8-r5-prod` (3.6-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.8-debian-9-r5-prod/3.6-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.6-debian-9`, `3.6.8-debian-9-r43`, `3.6`, `3.6.8`, `3.6.8-r43` (3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.8-debian-9-r43/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile)
-* [`2-rhel-7`, `2.7.15-rhel-7-r16` (2/rhel-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.15-rhel-7-r16/2/rhel-7/Dockerfile)
+* [`2-rhel-7`, `2.7.15-rhel-7-r17` (2/rhel-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.15-rhel-7-r17/2/rhel-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-ol-7-prod`, `2.7.15-ol-7-r6-prod` (2-prod/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.15-ol-7-r6-prod/2-prod/ol-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-ol-7`, `2.7.15-ol-7-r208` (2/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.15-ol-7-r208/2/ol-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-debian-9-prod`, `2.7.15-debian-9-r5-prod`, `2-prod`, `2.7.15-prod`, `2.7.15-r5-prod` (2-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.15-debian-9-r5-prod/2-prod/debian-9/Dockerfile)