diff --git a/bitnami/python/2-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile b/bitnami/python/2-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile
index 65b9b559c246..6fa1be02b453 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/2-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/python/2-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="2.7.18-prod-debian-10-r39" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="2.7.18-prod-debian-10-r40" \
     OS_ARCH="amd64" \
     OS_FLAVOUR="debian-10" \
     OS_NAME="linux" \
diff --git a/bitnami/python/README.md b/bitnami/python/README.md
index 6392f288875e..2429308ce542 100644
--- a/bitnami/python/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/python/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling t
 * [`3.7-debian-10`, `3.7.7-debian-10-r89`, `3.7`, `3.7.7`, `latest` (3.7/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.7.7-debian-10-r89/3.7/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.6-prod-debian-10`, `3.6-debian-10-prod`, `3.6.10-prod-debian-10-r125`, `3.6.10-debian-10-r125-prod`, `3.6-prod`, `3.6.10-prod` (3.6-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.10-prod-debian-10-r125/3.6-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`3.6-debian-10`, `3.6.10-debian-10-r132`, `3.6`, `3.6.10` (3.6/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/3.6.10-debian-10-r132/3.6/debian-10/Dockerfile)
-* [`2-prod-debian-10`, `2-debian-10-prod`, `2.7.18-prod-debian-10-r39`, `2.7.18-debian-10-r39-prod`, `2-prod`, `2.7.18-prod` (2-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.18-prod-debian-10-r39/2-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)
+* [`2-prod-debian-10`, `2-debian-10-prod`, `2.7.18-prod-debian-10-r40`, `2.7.18-debian-10-r40-prod`, `2-prod`, `2.7.18-prod` (2-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.18-prod-debian-10-r40/2-prod/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`2-debian-10`, `2.7.18-debian-10-r45`, `2`, `2.7.18` (2/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-python/blob/2.7.18-debian-10-r45/2/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 
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