diff --git a/dependencies.sh b/dependencies.sh
index 01d0ca5c97..1934553cb0 100644
--- a/dependencies.sh
+++ b/dependencies.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ export NODE_VERSION_PRECISE=14.16.1
 export SPACEMAN_DMM_VERSION=suite-1.8
 
 # Python version for mapmerge and other tools
-export PYTHON_VERSION=3.7.9
+export PYTHON_VERSION=3.9.0