diff --git a/bootstrap/manifest.txt b/bootstrap/manifest.txt
index 1c10865768..2f698c0203 100644
--- a/bootstrap/manifest.txt
+++ b/bootstrap/manifest.txt
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 $VerifiedPlatform windows-amd64 linux-amd64 mac-amd64
 
 @Subdir python
-infra/3pp/tools/cpython/${os=mac,windows}-${arch} version:2@2.7.18.chromium.35
-# Linux version is held back for https://crbug.com/1208146
-infra/3pp/tools/cpython/${os=linux}-${arch} version:2.7.17.chromium.22
+infra/3pp/tools/cpython/${platform} version:2@2.7.18.chromium.36
 
 @Subdir python3
 infra/3pp/tools/cpython3/${platform} version:2@3.8.10.chromium.17