diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index 9b7f7b873dd5b8a37fb93fa3214bfd9d9e264d5c..84e4056be9e66f2ffdfc4061a54743dc10bb8fbb 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ LEGACY_TRIGGER="lib/python2.7"
 PROFILE_PATH="$BUILD_DIR/.profile.d/python.sh"
 
 # Python version. This will be used in the future to specify custom Pythons.
-DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION="python-2.7.3"
+DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION="python-2.7.4"
 PYTHON_EXE="/app/.heroku/python/bin/python"
 PIP_VERSION="1.3.1"
 DISTRIBUTE_VERSION="0.6.36"