diff --git a/hardening_manifest.yaml b/hardening_manifest.yaml
index 682c64a316585d98328b4b8fa21c2ec50c921845..6190d837e5b397a64ca71fd205e1f021e5e7abc5 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: "v3.9.5"
+  BASE_TAG: "v3.9.6"
 
 # Docker image labels
 labels: