diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 4822b8d7..32311209 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-5.1.0 2020-10-27
+5.0.6 2020-12-16
+================
+
+* Add Python 3.9.1
+
+5.0.5 2020-10-27
 ================
 
 * Add support for Python2.7 on Ubuntu 20.04
diff --git a/admin-tools/setup-master.sh b/admin-tools/setup-master.sh
index a85b604c..0386cd1c 100755
--- a/admin-tools/setup-master.sh
+++ b/admin-tools/setup-master.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-PYTHON_VERSION=3.7.7
+PYTHON_VERSION=3.7.9
 
 if [[ $0 == $${BASH_SOURCE[0]} ]] ; then
     echo "This script should be *sourced* rather than run directly through bash"