diff --git a/bitnami/python/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile
index c559d85e705d..20a1987a8a6c 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile
@@ -12,14 +12,12 @@ RUN wget -nc -P /tmp/bitnami/pkg/cache/ https://downloads.bitnami.com/files/stac
     echo "ceae8ee5c625cbb0a92534c3a8647ea8c7f65eb3cde2aff5e9615e6ac2e391d3  /tmp/bitnami/pkg/cache/python-3.8.7-6-linux-amd64-debian-10.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c - && \
     tar -zxf /tmp/bitnami/pkg/cache/python-3.8.7-6-linux-amd64-debian-10.tar.gz -P --transform 's|^[^/]*/files|/opt/bitnami|' --wildcards '*/files' && \
     rm -rf /tmp/bitnami/pkg/cache/python-3.8.7-6-linux-amd64-debian-10.tar.gz
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && \
-    rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists /var/cache/apt/archives
 RUN sed -i 's/^PASS_MAX_DAYS.*/PASS_MAX_DAYS    90/' /etc/login.defs && \
     sed -i 's/^PASS_MIN_DAYS.*/PASS_MIN_DAYS    0/' /etc/login.defs && \
     sed -i 's/sha512/sha512 minlen=8/' /etc/pam.d/common-password
 
 ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="python" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.8.7-prod-debian-10-r44" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="3.8.7-prod-debian-10-r45" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/python/bin:$PATH"
 
 EXPOSE 8000
diff --git a/bitnami/python/README.md b/bitnami/python/README.md
index ec719c5b6aa6..ac92f69b4808 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/python/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling t
 
 * [`3.9-prod`, `3.9-prod-debian-10`, `3.9.1-prod`, `3.9.1-prod-debian-10-r60` (3.9-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.9.1-prod-debian-10-r60/3.9-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.9`, `3.9-debian-10`, `3.9.1`, `3.9.1-debian-10-r60` (3.9/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.9.1-debian-10-r60/3.9/debian-10/Dockerfile)
-* [`3.8-prod`, `3.8-prod-debian-10`, `3.8.7-prod`, `3.8.7-prod-debian-10-r44` (3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.8.7-prod-debian-10-r44/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)
+* [`3.8-prod`, `3.8-prod-debian-10`, `3.8.7-prod`, `3.8.7-prod-debian-10-r45` (3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.8.7-prod-debian-10-r45/3.8-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.8`, `3.8-debian-10`, `3.8.7`, `3.8.7-debian-10-r46` (3.8/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.8.7-debian-10-r46/3.8/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.7-prod`, `3.7-prod-debian-10`, `3.7.9-prod`, `3.7.9-prod-debian-10-r169` (3.7-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.7.9-prod-debian-10-r169/3.7-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.7`, `3.7-debian-10`, `3.7.9`, `3.7.9-debian-10-r168`, `latest` (3.7/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.7.9-debian-10-r168/3.7/debian-10/Dockerfile)