diff --git a/lang/python3/Makefile b/lang/python3/Makefile
index ff80a28ff..584dcbb5f 100644
--- a/lang/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python3/Makefile
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ PYTHON_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_NAME:=python3
-PKG_RELEASE:=5
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_MD5SUM:=82b143ebbf4514d7e05876bed7a6b1f5
-PKG_HASH:=b0c5f904f685e32d9232f7bdcbece9819a892929063b6e385414ad2dd6a23622
+PKG_MD5SUM:=692b4fc3a2ba0d54d1495d4ead5b0b5c
+PKG_HASH:=a01810ddfcec216bcdb357a84bfaafdfaa0ca42bbdaa4cb7ff74f5a9961e4041
 
 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/python3/files/python3-version.mk b/lang/python3/files/python3-version.mk
index 3715c57a2..efe953cdc 100644
--- a/lang/python3/files/python3-version.mk
+++ b/lang/python3/files/python3-version.mk
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
 #
 
+# Note: keep in sync with setuptools & pip
 PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR:=3
 PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR:=6
-PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO:=0
+PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO:=1
 
 PYTHON3_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR)
 
diff --git a/lang/python3/patches/002-do-not-add-include-dirs-when-cross-compiling.patch b/lang/python3/patches/002-do-not-add-include-dirs-when-cross-compiling.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 44be1c8ff..000000000
--- a/lang/python3/patches/002-do-not-add-include-dirs-when-cross-compiling.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index 93f390f..ace1494 100644
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
-                         add_dir_to_list(dir_list, directory)
- 
-         if os.path.normpath(sys.base_prefix) != '/usr' \
--                and not sysconfig.get_config_var('PYTHONFRAMEWORK'):
-+                and not sysconfig.get_config_var('PYTHONFRAMEWORK') \
-+                and not cross_compiling:
-             # OSX note: Don't add LIBDIR and INCLUDEDIR to building a framework
-             # (PYTHONFRAMEWORK is set) to avoid # linking problems when
-             # building a framework with different architectures than
diff --git a/lang/python3/patches/011-fix-ncursesw-definition-colisions.patch b/lang/python3/patches/011-fix-ncursesw-definition-colisions.patch
index 0df72c745..652932102 100644
--- a/lang/python3/patches/011-fix-ncursesw-definition-colisions.patch
+++ b/lang/python3/patches/011-fix-ncursesw-definition-colisions.patch
@@ -10,15 +10,3 @@ index 3bf2ca7..c156964 100644
  #ifdef __sgi
  #include <term.h>
  #endif
-diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index af9a414..ee19ecd 100644
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -1349,7 +1349,6 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
-         panel_library = 'panel'
-         if curses_library == 'ncursesw':
-             curses_defines.append(('HAVE_NCURSESW', '1'))
--            curses_includes.append('/usr/include/ncursesw')
-             # Bug 1464056: If _curses.so links with ncursesw,
-             # _curses_panel.so must link with panelw.
-             panel_library = 'panelw'