diff --git a/dependencies.sh b/dependencies.sh
index 8664889979..b878a679c1 100644
--- a/dependencies.sh
+++ b/dependencies.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export NODE_VERSION_PRECISE=12.22.4
 export SPACEMAN_DMM_VERSION=suite-1.7
 
 # Python version for mapmerge and other tools
-export PYTHON_VERSION=3.6.8
+export PYTHON_VERSION=3.7.9
 
 # Auxmos git tag
 export AUXMOS_VERSION=v0.3.0
diff --git a/tools/bootstrap/python.bat b/tools/bootstrap/python.bat
index 3b20c2d436..5bec61b84c 100644
--- a/tools/bootstrap/python.bat
+++ b/tools/bootstrap/python.bat
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-@call powershell.exe -NoLogo -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%~dp0\python_.ps1" %*
+@echo off
+call powershell.exe -NoLogo -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%~dp0\python_.ps1" %*
diff --git a/tools/bootstrap/python36._pth b/tools/bootstrap/python37._pth
similarity index 84%
rename from tools/bootstrap/python36._pth
rename to tools/bootstrap/python37._pth
index 2bd2e8a7d6..4fe5437261 100644
--- a/tools/bootstrap/python36._pth
+++ b/tools/bootstrap/python37._pth
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-python36.zip
+python37.zip
 .
 ..\..\..
 
diff --git a/tools/bootstrap/python_.ps1 b/tools/bootstrap/python_.ps1
index c9e3915613..93a6f75696 100644
--- a/tools/bootstrap/python_.ps1
+++ b/tools/bootstrap/python_.ps1
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if (!(Test-Path $PythonExe -PathType Leaf)) {
 	[System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory($Archive, $PythonDir)
 
 	# Copy a ._pth file without "import site" commented, so pip will work
-	Copy-Item "$Bootstrap/python36._pth" $PythonDir `
+	Copy-Item "$Bootstrap/python37._pth" $PythonDir `
 		-ErrorAction Stop
 
 	Remove-Item $Archive