diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7738c212117398d8e53078fa2f8cf4131d69cb72..b1e86235ca80c5f05ea1166554234a318a53114e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ In order to include this template in your project, add the following to your `gi
 ```yaml
 include:
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/python'
-    ref: '2.0.3'
+    ref: '2.1.1'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml'
 ```
 
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
index ff48bd18bf35c89eb7ddda2ca7c8b2e57f950bbf..13b523e672ec725dc7ca988841b671e012b47039 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ variables:
     fi
   }
 
-  if [[ "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" != "true" ]]; then check_for_update python "2.0.3"; fi
+  if [[ "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" != "true" ]]; then check_for_update python "2.1.1"; fi
   unscope_variables
 
   # ENDSCRIPT
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ variables:
   image: $PYTHON_IMAGE
   services:
     - name: "$CI_REGISTRY/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master"
-      command: ["--service", "python", "2.0.3"]
+      command: ["--service", "python", "2.1.1"]
   # Cache downloaded dependencies and plugins between builds.
   # To keep cache across branches add 'key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"'
   cache: