diff --git a/lang/python/python-version.mk b/lang/python/python-version.mk
index 2da2fa87b..1f2e38dc9 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-version.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python-version.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 PYTHON_VERSION:=2.7
-PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=17
+PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=18
 
 PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PYTHON_PIP_PKG_RELEASE:=1
diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index e456e972c..6ad838909 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_HASH:=4d43f033cdbd0aa7b7023c81b0e986fd11e653b5248dac9144d508f11812ba41
+PKG_HASH:=b62c0e7937551d0cc02b8fd5cb0f544f9405bafc9a54d3808ed4594812edef43
 
 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/python/patches/001-enable-zlib.patch b/lang/python/python/patches/001-enable-zlib.patch
index e85b53c8d..5802e99f6 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/patches/001-enable-zlib.patch
+++ b/lang/python/python/patches/001-enable-zlib.patch
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ Subject: [PATCH] enable zlib
 +zlib zlibmodule.c -lz
  
  # Interface to the Expat XML parser
- #
+ # More information on Expat can be found at www.libexpat.org.
diff --git a/lang/python/python/patches/005-fix-bluetooth-support.patch b/lang/python/python/patches/005-fix-bluetooth-support.patch
index 5e6e34b3a..6448f63f0 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/patches/005-fix-bluetooth-support.patch
+++ b/lang/python/python/patches/005-fix-bluetooth-support.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/configure
 +++ b/configure
-@@ -7077,7 +7077,7 @@ sys/param.h sys/poll.h sys/random.h sys/
+@@ -7084,7 +7084,7 @@ sys/param.h sys/poll.h sys/random.h sys/
  sys/termio.h sys/time.h \
  sys/times.h sys/types.h sys/un.h sys/utsname.h sys/wait.h pty.h libutil.h \
  sys/resource.h netpacket/packet.h sysexits.h bluetooth.h \
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  do :
    as_ac_Header=`$as_echo "ac_cv_header_$ac_header" | $as_tr_sh`
  ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "$ac_header" "$as_ac_Header" "$ac_includes_default"
-@@ -7299,6 +7299,24 @@ fi
+@@ -7306,6 +7306,24 @@ fi
  fi
  
  
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  do :
 --- a/configure.ac
 +++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -1732,10 +1732,17 @@ sys/param.h sys/poll.h sys/random.h sys/
+@@ -1739,10 +1739,17 @@ sys/param.h sys/poll.h sys/random.h sys/
  sys/termio.h sys/time.h \
  sys/times.h sys/types.h sys/un.h sys/utsname.h sys/wait.h pty.h libutil.h \
  sys/resource.h netpacket/packet.h sysexits.h bluetooth.h \