diff --git a/lang/python/Makefile b/lang/python/Makefile
index 069be0f96e..2f573187f5 100644
--- a/lang/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/Makefile
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ include ./files/python-package.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
-PKG_RELEASE:=6
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_MD5SUM:=38d530f7efc373d64a8fb1637e3baaa7
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_MD5SUM:=57dffcee9cee8bb2ab5f82af1d8e9a69
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=PSF
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/libffi_msvc/LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/darwin/LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/libffi/LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/libffi_osx/LICENSE Tools/pybench/LICENSE
diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-package.mk b/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
index 9b011602f9..368dbaa7c9 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 PYTHON_VERSION:=2.7
-PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=9
+PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=12
 
 PYTHON_DIR:=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 PYTHON_BIN_DIR:=$(PYTHON_DIR)/bin