diff --git a/hardening_manifest.yaml b/hardening_manifest.yaml
index 04d8d4bdb079b6d3e1ea621a97d16b887bd77c6c..fdc4950da25faec853b0c0abf420f1f91e02764b 100644
--- a/hardening_manifest.yaml
+++ b/hardening_manifest.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ tags:
 # Build args passed to Dockerfile ARGs
 args:
   BASE_IMAGE: "opensource/python/python39"
-  BASE_TAG: "v3.9.6"
+  BASE_TAG: "v3.9.7"
 
 # Docker image labels
 labels: