diff --git a/lang/python/python3-version.mk b/lang/python/python3-version.mk
index 6a4e5e3bb..6b5c67982 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-version.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-version.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # Note: keep in sync with setuptools & pip
 PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR:=3
 PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR:=8
-PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO:=0
+PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO:=1
 
 PYTHON3_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR)
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index f976b9990..8f9e4a182 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ PYTHON_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_NAME:=python3
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+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_HASH:=b356244e13fb5491da890b35b13b2118c3122977c2cd825e3eb6e7d462030d84
+PKG_HASH:=75894117f6db7051c1b34f37410168844bbb357c139a8a10a352e9bf8be594e8
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>, Jeffery To <jeffery.to@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=Python/2.0
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/patches/002-fix-blake2-detection.patch b/lang/python/python3/patches/002-fix-blake2-detection.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 88916af07..000000000
--- a/lang/python/python3/patches/002-fix-blake2-detection.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/Modules/_hashopenssl.c
-+++ b/Modules/_hashopenssl.c
-@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
- #define PY_OPENSSL_HAS_SHAKE 1
- #endif
- 
--#ifdef NID_blake2b512
-+#if defined(NID_blake2b512) && !defined(OPENSSL_NO_BLAKE2)
- #define PY_OPENSSL_HAS_BLAKE2 1
- #endif
-