diff --git a/build/pkgs/python3/checksums.ini b/build/pkgs/python3/checksums.ini
index 2f446e5d78c..13607e0ca98 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/python3/checksums.ini
+++ b/build/pkgs/python3/checksums.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-md5=35b5a3d0254c1c59be9736373d429db7
-cksum=2309344767
-upstream_url=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/VERSION/Python-VERSION.tar.xz
+sha1=7c5c5eec8c607e05763420f7a55d2e2cf0b7ff3b
+md5=3e34e48b479f4beec2c0c80fdbde52a2
+cksum=2717348526
+upstream_url=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.0/Python-VERSION.tar.xz
diff --git a/build/pkgs/python3/package-version.txt b/build/pkgs/python3/package-version.txt
index 0cbfaed0d9f..6a015a65e24 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/python3/package-version.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/python3/package-version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.8.5
+3.9.0rc2