diff --git a/.devcontainer/api.dockerfile b/.devcontainer/api.dockerfile
index 32929663..abed7da0 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/api.dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/api.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.8-slim
+FROM python:3.9.2-slim
 
 ENV TACTICAL_DIR /opt/tactical
 ENV TACTICAL_GO_DIR /usr/local/rmmgo
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 7e7c9a20..72d9003c 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ jobs:
 
           rm -rf /myagent/_work/1/s/api/env
           cd /myagent/_work/1/s/api
-          python3.8 -m venv env
+          python3.9 -m venv env
           source env/bin/activate
           cd /myagent/_work/1/s/api/tacticalrmm
           pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip
-          pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools==52.0.0 wheel==0.36.2
+          pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools==53.0.0 wheel==0.36.2
           pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt -r requirements-test.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
         displayName: "Install Python Dependencies"
 
diff --git a/docker/containers/tactical/dockerfile b/docker/containers/tactical/dockerfile
index 40afed72..b86a4015 100644
--- a/docker/containers/tactical/dockerfile
+++ b/docker/containers/tactical/dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # creates python virtual env
-FROM python:3.8-slim AS CREATE_VENV_STAGE
+FROM python:3.9.2-slim AS CREATE_VENV_STAGE
 
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
 
 
 # runtime image
-FROM python:3.8-slim
+FROM python:3.9.2-slim
 
 # set env variables
 ENV VIRTUAL_ENV /opt/venv
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 105db044..10d4bc26 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-SCRIPT_VERSION="39"
+SCRIPT_VERSION="40"
 SCRIPT_URL='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wh1te909/tacticalrmm/master/install.sh'
 
 sudo apt install -y curl wget dirmngr gnupg lsb-release
@@ -226,12 +226,23 @@ sudo apt install -y mongodb-org
 sudo systemctl enable mongod
 sudo systemctl restart mongod
 
+print_green 'Installing Python 3.9'
+
+sudo apt install -y build-essential zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libgdbm-dev libnss3-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libffi-dev libsqlite3-dev libbz2-dev
+numprocs=$(nproc)
+cd ~
+wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.2/Python-3.9.2.tgz
+tar -xf Python-3.9.2.tgz
+cd Python-3.9.2
+./configure --enable-optimizations
+make -j $numprocs
+sudo make altinstall
+cd ~
+sudo rm -rf Python-3.9.2 Python-3.9.2.tgz
 
 
-print_green 'Installing python, redis and git'
-
-sudo apt update
-sudo apt install -y python3-venv python3-dev python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel ca-certificates redis git
+print_green 'Installing redis and git'
+sudo apt install -y ca-certificates redis git
 
 print_green 'Installing postgresql'
 
@@ -371,11 +382,11 @@ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/nats-api
 print_green 'Installing the backend'
 
 cd /rmm/api
-python3 -m venv env
+python3.9 -m venv env
 source /rmm/api/env/bin/activate
 cd /rmm/api/tacticalrmm
 pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip
-pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools==52.0.0 wheel==0.36.2
+pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools==53.0.0 wheel==0.36.2
 pip install --no-cache-dir -r /rmm/api/tacticalrmm/requirements.txt
 python manage.py migrate
 python manage.py collectstatic --no-input
diff --git a/restore.sh b/restore.sh
index 2f3c5c66..bcaa61bf 100755
--- a/restore.sh
+++ b/restore.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pgpw="hunter2"
 
 #####################################################
 
-SCRIPT_VERSION="17"
+SCRIPT_VERSION="18"
 SCRIPT_URL='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wh1te909/tacticalrmm/master/restore.sh'
 
 sudo apt install -y curl wget dirmngr gnupg lsb-release
@@ -192,9 +192,23 @@ print_green 'Restoring systemd services'
 sudo cp $tmp_dir/systemd/* /etc/systemd/system/
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 
-print_green 'Installing python, redis and git'
+print_green 'Installing Python 3.9'
 
-sudo apt install -y python3-venv python3-dev python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel ca-certificates redis git
+sudo apt install -y build-essential zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libgdbm-dev libnss3-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libffi-dev libsqlite3-dev libbz2-dev
+numprocs=$(nproc)
+cd ~
+wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.2/Python-3.9.2.tgz
+tar -xf Python-3.9.2.tgz
+cd Python-3.9.2
+./configure --enable-optimizations
+make -j $numprocs
+sudo make altinstall
+cd ~
+sudo rm -rf Python-3.9.2 Python-3.9.2.tgz
+
+
+print_green 'Installing redis and git'
+sudo apt install -y ca-certificates redis git
 
 print_green 'Installing postgresql'
 
@@ -268,11 +282,11 @@ sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} /usr/local/bin/nats-api
 sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/nats-api
 
 cd /rmm/api
-python3 -m venv env
+python3.9 -m venv env
 source /rmm/api/env/bin/activate
 cd /rmm/api/tacticalrmm
 pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip
-pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools==52.0.0 wheel==0.36.2
+pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools==53.0.0 wheel==0.36.2
 pip install --no-cache-dir -r /rmm/api/tacticalrmm/requirements.txt
 python manage.py collectstatic --no-input
 python manage.py reload_nats
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index a07b6c20..d943ce4f 100644
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-SCRIPT_VERSION="109"
+SCRIPT_VERSION="110"
 SCRIPT_URL='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wh1te909/tacticalrmm/master/update.sh'
 LATEST_SETTINGS_URL='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wh1te909/tacticalrmm/master/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/settings.py'
 YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
@@ -190,6 +190,22 @@ if ! [[ $CHECK_HAS_GO116 ]]; then
   sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP /home/${USER}/.cache
 fi
 
+HAS_PY39=$(which python3.9)
+if ! [[ $HAS_PY39 ]]; then
+  printf >&2 "${GREEN}Updating to Python 3.9${NC}\n"
+  sudo apt install -y build-essential zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libgdbm-dev libnss3-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libffi-dev libsqlite3-dev libbz2-dev
+  numprocs=$(nproc)
+  cd ~
+  wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.2/Python-3.9.2.tgz
+  tar -xf Python-3.9.2.tgz
+  cd Python-3.9.2
+  ./configure --enable-optimizations
+  make -j $numprocs
+  sudo make altinstall
+  cd ~
+  sudo rm -rf Python-3.9.2 Python-3.9.2.tgz
+fi
+
 cd /rmm
 git config user.email "admin@example.com"
 git config user.name "Bob"
@@ -261,11 +277,11 @@ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/nats-api
 if [[ "${CURRENT_PIP_VER}" != "${LATEST_PIP_VER}" ]]; then
   rm -rf /rmm/api/env
   cd /rmm/api
-  python3 -m venv env
+  python3.9 -m venv env
   source /rmm/api/env/bin/activate
   cd /rmm/api/tacticalrmm
   pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip
-  pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools==52.0.0 wheel==0.36.2
+  pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools==53.0.0 wheel==0.36.2
   pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 else
   source /rmm/api/env/bin/activate