diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 735c1bf1..bcfaed2f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ WORKDIR /var/www/wp-content
 RUN chown -R nobody.nobody /var/www
 
 # WordPress
-ENV WORDPRESS_VERSION 4.9
-ENV WORDPRESS_SHA1 6127bd2aed7b7c0a2c1789c8f17a2222a9081d6c
+ENV WORDPRESS_VERSION 4.9.1
+ENV WORDPRESS_SHA1 892d2c23b9d458ec3d44de59b753adb41012e903
 
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/src
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae42dfcf..0c7ddecb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Lightweight WordPress container with Nginx 1.12 & PHP-FPM 7.1 based on Alpine Linux.
 
-_WordPress version currently installed:_ **4.9**
+_WordPress version currently installed:_ **4.9.1**
 
 * Used in production for my own sites, making it stable, tested and up-to-date
 * Optimized for 100 concurrent users