diff --git a/docs/install_linux_mac.rst b/docs/install_linux_mac.rst
index 9849c0773..4c1becc63 100644
--- a/docs/install_linux_mac.rst
+++ b/docs/install_linux_mac.rst
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ Then run the following command:
 
 .. prompt:: bash
 
-    CONFIGURE_OPTS=--enable-optimizations pyenv install 3.8.8 -v
+    CONFIGURE_OPTS=--enable-optimizations pyenv install 3.8.9 -v
 
 This may take a long time to complete, depending on your hardware. For some machines (such as
 Raspberry Pis and micro-tier VPSes), it may take over an hour; in this case, you may wish to remove
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ After that is finished, run:
 
 .. prompt:: bash
 
-    pyenv global 3.8.8
+    pyenv global 3.8.9
 
 Pyenv is now installed and your system should be configured to run Python 3.8.
 
diff --git a/docs/install_windows.rst b/docs/install_windows.rst
index bb9d9ff9e..c41f547aa 100644
--- a/docs/install_windows.rst
+++ b/docs/install_windows.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Then run each of the following commands:
     iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
     choco upgrade git --params "/GitOnlyOnPath /WindowsTerminal" -y
     choco upgrade visualstudio2019-workload-vctools -y
-    choco upgrade python3 -y --version 3.8.8
+    choco upgrade python3 -y --version 3.8.9
 
 For Audio support, you should also run the following command before exiting: