diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/runtime.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/runtime.txt
index 2153d1e15..febc1b8cf 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/runtime.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/runtime.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-python-3.9.7
+python-3.9.8