diff --git a/salt/salt/common.jinja2 b/salt/salt/common.jinja2
index 39d4dd3..ed38ccd 100644
--- a/salt/salt/common.jinja2
+++ b/salt/salt/common.jinja2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% set python_version = '3.6' %}
+{% set python_version = '3.7' %}
 
 {% set app_dir = '/opt/tildes' %}
 {% set static_sites_dir = '/opt/tildes-static-sites' %}