diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index d6caf5f6e8379695d712f9d22b9e8dc4d6dc376f..332d9479a9553f057c67cceb3978586a8be491e4 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LEGACY_TRIGGER="lib/python2.7"
 PROFILE_PATH="$BUILD_DIR/.profile.d/python.sh"
 WEBCONCURRENCY_PROFILE_PATH="$BUILD_DIR/.profile.d/python.webconcurrency.sh"
 
-DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION="python-2.7.9"
+DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION="python-2.7.10"
 DEFAULT_PYTHON_STACK="cedar"
 PYTHON_EXE="/app/.heroku/python/bin/python"
 PIP_VERSION="6.1.1"