diff --git a/dependencies.sh b/dependencies.sh
index 1fd24f763c6c..e0da4aa75f66 100644
--- a/dependencies.sh
+++ b/dependencies.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ export NODE_VERSION_LTS=20.12.0
 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