diff --git a/hardening_manifest.yaml b/hardening_manifest.yaml
index 76536255a56de1f87497ab82cac9d9b7d6cb0775..f7222c673832562f0093b4ccd08e51dba0734e51 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: