diff --git a/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile
index 9290ed2e29e4..0f76cf40e142 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/3.6/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-3.6.7-0-linux-amd64-debian-9.tar.gz
 
 ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="python" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.6.7-debian-9-r39" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.6.7-debian-9-r40" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/python/bin:$PATH"
 
 EXPOSE 8000
diff --git a/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/prod/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/prod/Dockerfile
index b38bc8a4cc0a..17313b44f81a 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/prod/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/3.6/debian-9/prod/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-FROM bitnami/python:3.6.7-debian-9-r39 as development
+FROM bitnami/python:3.6.7-debian-9-r40 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="3.6.7-debian-9-r39" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.6.7-debian-9-r40" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/python/bin:$PATH"
 
 CMD [ "python" ]
diff --git a/bitnami/python/README.md b/bitnami/python/README.md
index cf9ae9c73c35..56de17496919 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/python/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling t
 * [`3.7-ol-7`, `3.7.1-ol-7-r36` (3.7/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.7.1-ol-7-r36/3.7/ol-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.7-debian-9`, `3.7.1-debian-9-r42`, `3.7`, `3.7.1`, `3.7.1-r42`, `latest` (3.7/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.7.1-debian-9-r42/3.7/debian-9/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.6-ol-7`, `3.6.7-ol-7-r35` (3.6/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.7-ol-7-r35/3.6/ol-7/Dockerfile)
-* [`3.6-debian-9`, `3.6.7-debian-9-r39`, `3.6`, `3.6.7`, `3.6.7-r39` (3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.7-debian-9-r39/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile)
+* [`3.6-debian-9`, `3.6.7-debian-9-r40`, `3.6`, `3.6.7`, `3.6.7-r40` (3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.7-debian-9-r40/3.6/debian-9/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-ol-7`, `2.7.15-ol-7-r146` (2/ol-7/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.15-ol-7-r146/2/ol-7/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-debian-9`, `2.7.15-debian-9-r138`, `2`, `2.7.15`, `2.7.15-r138` (2/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.15-debian-9-r138/2/debian-9/Dockerfile)