diff --git a/cookbooks/lib/languages/python_spec.rb b/cookbooks/lib/languages/python_spec.rb
index b8e377b20..f9ee4a535 100644
--- a/cookbooks/lib/languages/python_spec.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/lib/languages/python_spec.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
   elsif 'focal'.include?(Support.distro)
     vers = {
       'python3.7' => '3.7.7',
-      'python3.8' => '3.8.3'
+      'python3.8' => '3.8.13'
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/cookbooks/travis_ci_ubuntu_2004/attributes/default.rb b/cookbooks/travis_ci_ubuntu_2004/attributes/default.rb
index 01ac8ab19..ef3c31b7c 100644
--- a/cookbooks/travis_ci_ubuntu_2004/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/travis_ci_ubuntu_2004/attributes/default.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   '/var/tmp/ubuntu-2004-system-info-commands.yml'
 override['travis_build_environment']['system_python']['pythons'] = %w[3.8] # apt packages
 override['travis_build_environment']['python_aliases'] = {
-  '3.8.3' => %w[3.8],
+  '3.8.13' => %w[3.8],
   '3.7.7' => %w[3.7],
   'pypy2.7-7.3.1' => %w[pypy],
   'pypy3.6-7.3.1' => %w[pypy3]