diff --git a/python/python.patch b/python/python.patch
index b310e9b174..3f217ab0fd 100644
--- a/python/python.patch
+++ b/python/python.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Index: configure
---- configure.orig	2019-10-14 15:34:47.000000000 +0200
-+++ configure	2019-10-15 08:31:40.689832000 +0200
-@@ -4225,9 +4225,9 @@
+--- configure.orig	2021-08-30 21:02:15.000000000 +0200
++++ configure	2021-08-31 22:31:59.627099000 +0200
+@@ -4264,9 +4264,9 @@
    CFLAGS=$ac_save_CFLAGS
  elif test $ac_cv_prog_cc_g = yes; then
    if test "$GCC" = yes; then
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Index: configure
    fi
  else
    if test "$GCC" = yes; then
-@@ -6883,7 +6883,7 @@
+@@ -6936,7 +6936,7 @@
                      OPT="-g -O0 -Wall"
                  fi
  	    else
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Index: configure
  	    fi
  	    ;;
  	*)
-@@ -9541,7 +9541,7 @@
+@@ -9673,7 +9673,7 @@
  		then
  			LINKFORSHARED="-Wl,--export-dynamic"
  		fi;;
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ Index: configure
  		    if $CC -Xlinker --help 2>&1 | grep export-dynamic >/dev/null
  		    then
 Index: setup.py
---- setup.py.orig	2019-10-14 15:34:47.000000000 +0200
-+++ setup.py	2019-10-15 08:32:33.256019000 +0200
-@@ -645,12 +645,6 @@
+--- setup.py.orig	2021-08-30 21:02:15.000000000 +0200
++++ setup.py	2021-08-31 23:41:26.126843000 +0200
+@@ -728,12 +728,6 @@
                          add_dir_to_list(dir_list, directory)
  
      def configure_compiler(self):
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Index: setup.py
          # only change this for cross builds for 3.3, issues on Mageia
          if CROSS_COMPILING:
              self.add_cross_compiling_paths()
-@@ -1097,14 +1091,8 @@
+@@ -1190,14 +1184,8 @@
          # top of the normal inc_dirs.
          db_inc_paths = [
              '/usr/include/db4',
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ Index: setup.py
 -            '/usr/include/db3',
 -            '/usr/local/include/db3',
 -            '/opt/sfw/include/db3',
--            # Fink defaults (http://fink.sourceforge.net/)
+-            # Fink defaults (https://www.finkproject.org/)
              '/sw/include/db4',
 -            '/sw/include/db3',
          ]
          # 4.x minor number specific paths
          for x in gen_db_minor_ver_nums(4):
-@@ -1879,6 +1867,7 @@
+@@ -2014,6 +2002,7 @@
                  dotversion = dotversion[:-1] + '.' + dotversion[-1]
              tcl_include_sub = []
              tk_include_sub = []
diff --git a/python/python.spec b/python/python.spec
index e54be9bbb7..172100a24d 100644
--- a/python/python.spec
+++ b/python/python.spec
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG Community
 Class:        BASE
 Group:        Language
 License:      GPL
-Version:      3.9.6
-Release:      20210704
+Version:      3.9.7
+Release:      20210901
 
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