diff --git a/system/base/python3/pspec.xml b/system/base/python3/pspec.xml
index 73288f46..73797b81 100644
--- a/system/base/python3/pspec.xml
+++ b/system/base/python3/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <License>custom</License>
         <Summary>Next generation of the python high-level scripting language</Summary>
         <Description>Python is an accessible, high-level, dynamically typed, interpreted programming language, designed with an emphasis on code readability. It includes an extensive standard library, and has a vast ecosystem of third-party libraries.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="34a6d24cef87fbf22b943d4fe22100a9bf0b3782" type="tarxz">https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.17/Python-3.9.17.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="abe4a20dcc11798495b17611ef9f8f33d6975722" type="tarxz">https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.18/Python-3.9.18.tar.xz</Archive>
 <!--         <Archive sha1sum="bf7badf7e248e0ecf465d33c2f5aeec774209227" type="targz" target="Python-3.8.5">https://sourceware.org/pub/bzip2/bzip2-1.0.8.tar.gz</Archive> -->
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>bzip2</Dependency>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             <Dependency>zlib-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency versionFrom="2.5.0">expat-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libffi-devel</Dependency>
-            <Dependency versionFrom="3.42.0">sqlite-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency versionFrom="3.43.0">sqlite-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>ncurses-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency versionFrom="1.1.1v">openssl-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>readline-devel</Dependency>
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="40">
+            <Date>2023-09-04</Date>
+            <Version>3.9.18</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="39">
             <Date>2023-08-02</Date>
             <Version>3.9.17</Version>