diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1451d52..9ede401 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ commands:
     steps:
       - run:
           name: Retag image and push SOCI v1 index
-          no_output_timeout: 30m
+          no_output_timeout: 60m
           command: |
             set -euxo pipefail
           
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ commands:
     steps:
       - run:
           name: Convert and push SOCI v2 image
-          no_output_timeout: 30m
+          no_output_timeout: 60m
           command: |
             set -euxo pipefail
           
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ jobs:
             } >> "$BASH_ENV"
       - run:
           name: Build and push python-datascience image
-          no_output_timeout: 30m
+          no_output_timeout: 60m
           command: |
             docker buildx build \
               --file=./python/datascience/Dockerfile.datascience \
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ jobs:
         type: string
       python-version:
         type: string
-        default: "3.9"
+        default: "3.10"
     environment:
       R_VERSION: << parameters.r-version >>
       PYTHON_VERSION: << parameters.python-version >>
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ jobs:
             } >> "$BASH_ENV"
       - run:
           name: Build and push ir image
-          no_output_timeout: 60m
+          no_output_timeout: 90m
           command: |
             docker buildx build \
               --file=./ir/ir-base/Dockerfile.ir \
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ jobs:
             } >> "$BASH_ENV"
       - run:
           name: Build and push ir with datascience libraries
-          no_output_timeout: 60m
+          no_output_timeout: 90m
           command: |
             docker buildx build \
               --file=./ir/ir-with-libs/Dockerfile.ir \
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ jobs:
             } >> "$BASH_ENV"
       - run:
           name: Build and push gpu legacy image
-          no_output_timeout: 30m
+          no_output_timeout: 60m
           command: |
             docker buildx build \
               --file=./gpu/Dockerfile.legacy \
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ jobs:
             } >> "$BASH_ENV"
       - run:
           name: Build and push gpu image
-          no_output_timeout: 30m
+          no_output_timeout: 60m
           command: |
             docker buildx build \
               --file=./gpu/Dockerfile \
@@ -484,7 +484,6 @@ jobs:
       - convert_and_push_soci_v2
 
 python-versions: &python-versions
-  - "3.9"
   - "3.10"
   - "3.11"
   - "3.12"
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@ workflows:
             parameters:
               r-version: *r-versions
           requires:
-            - Python 3.9
+            - Python 3.10
       - build-and-push-ir:
           name: R << matrix.r-version >>
           matrix:
diff --git a/ir/ir-base/Dockerfile.ir b/ir/ir-base/Dockerfile.ir
index 1de679a..274ea6c 100644
--- a/ir/ir-base/Dockerfile.ir
+++ b/ir/ir-base/Dockerfile.ir
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Define build arguments for Python and R versions
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.9
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.10
 # Use the specified Python version as the base image
 FROM deepnote/python:${PYTHON_VERSION}
 
diff --git a/python/conda/Dockerfile.conda b/python/conda/Dockerfile.conda
index 7d7724d..b615a57 100644
--- a/python/conda/Dockerfile.conda
+++ b/python/conda/Dockerfile.conda
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.9
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.10
 ARG CIRCLE_PULL_REQUEST
 FROM deepnote/python:base
 
diff --git a/python/python/Dockerfile.python3.9 b/python/python/Dockerfile.python3.9
deleted file mode 100644
index 93f3e6f..0000000
--- a/python/python/Dockerfile.python3.9
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-## WARNING: This image is plane copy of: 
-## https://github.com/docker-library/python/blob/7c8595e8e2b1c8bca0b6d9d146675b94c2a37ec7/3.9/bullseye/Dockerfile
-## This is temporary solution and we come with proper solution in the future.
-## Ticket: https://linear.app/deepnote/issue/PLA-3219/cleanup-build-pipeline-for-deepnote-python-images
-
-
-
-ARG CIRCLE_PULL_REQUEST
-FROM deepnote/python:base${CIRCLE_PULL_REQUEST:+-ra-${CIRCLE_PULL_REQUEST##*/}}
-# ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
-ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
-
-# cannot remove LANG even though https://bugs.python.org/issue19846 is fixed
-# last attempted removal of LANG broke many users:
-# https://github.com/docker-library/python/pull/570
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
-# runtime dependencies
-RUN set -eux; \
-	apt-get update; \
-	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-		libbluetooth-dev \
-		tk-dev \
-		uuid-dev \
-	; \
-	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-ENV GPG_KEY E3FF2839C048B25C084DEBE9B26995E310250568
-ENV PYTHON_VERSION 3.9.20
-
-RUN set -eux; \
-	\
-	wget -O python.tar.xz "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/${PYTHON_VERSION%%[a-z]*}/Python-$PYTHON_VERSION.tar.xz"; \
-	wget -O python.tar.xz.asc "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/${PYTHON_VERSION%%[a-z]*}/Python-$PYTHON_VERSION.tar.xz.asc"; \
-	GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; export GNUPGHOME; \
-	gpg --batch --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys "$GPG_KEY"; \
-	gpg --batch --verify python.tar.xz.asc python.tar.xz; \
-	gpgconf --kill all; \
-	rm -rf "$GNUPGHOME" python.tar.xz.asc; \
-	mkdir -p /usr/src/python; \
-	tar --extract --directory /usr/src/python --strip-components=1 --file python.tar.xz; \
-	rm python.tar.xz; \
-	\
-	cd /usr/src/python; \
-	gnuArch="$(dpkg-architecture --query DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE)"; \
-	./configure \
-		--build="$gnuArch" \
-		--enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions \
-		--enable-optimizations \
-		--enable-option-checking=fatal \
-		--enable-shared \
-		--with-system-expat \
-		--with-ensurepip \
-	; \
-	nproc="$(nproc)"; \
-	EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(dpkg-buildflags --get CFLAGS)"; \
-	LDFLAGS="$(dpkg-buildflags --get LDFLAGS)"; \
-	make -j "$nproc" \
-		"EXTRA_CFLAGS=${EXTRA_CFLAGS:-}" \
-		"LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS:-}" \
-		"PROFILE_TASK=${PROFILE_TASK:-}" \
-	; \
-# https://github.com/docker-library/python/issues/784
-# prevent accidental usage of a system installed libpython of the same version
-	rm python; \
-	make -j "$nproc" \
-		"EXTRA_CFLAGS=${EXTRA_CFLAGS:-}" \
-		"LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS:--Wl},-rpath='\$\$ORIGIN/../lib'" \
-		"PROFILE_TASK=${PROFILE_TASK:-}" \
-		python \
-	; \
-	make install; \
-	\
-# enable GDB to load debugging data: https://github.com/docker-library/python/pull/701
-	bin="$(readlink -ve /usr/local/bin/python3)"; \
-	dir="$(dirname "$bin")"; \
-	mkdir -p "/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/$dir"; \
-	cp -vL Tools/gdb/libpython.py "/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/$bin-gdb.py"; \
-	\
-	cd /; \
-	rm -rf /usr/src/python; \
-	\
-	find /usr/local -depth \
-		\( \
-			\( -type d -a \( -name test -o -name tests -o -name idle_test \) \) \
-			-o \( -type f -a \( -name '*.pyc' -o -name '*.pyo' -o -name 'libpython*.a' \) \) \
-		\) -exec rm -rf '{}' + \
-	; \
-	\
-	ldconfig; \
-	\
-	export PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1; \
-	python3 --version; \
-	\
-	pip3 install \
-		--disable-pip-version-check \
-		--no-cache-dir \
-		--no-compile \
-		'setuptools==58.1.0' \
-		wheel \
-	; \
-	pip3 --version
-
-# make some useful symlinks that are expected to exist ("/usr/local/bin/python" and friends)
-RUN set -eux; \
-	for src in idle3 pip3 pydoc3 python3 python3-config; do \
-		dst="$(echo "$src" | tr -d 3)"; \
-		[ -s "/usr/local/bin/$src" ]; \
-		[ ! -e "/usr/local/bin/$dst" ]; \
-		ln -svT "$src" "/usr/local/bin/$dst"; \
-	done
diff --git a/python/readme.md b/python/readme.md
index 2284fdf..e3c51ad 100644
--- a/python/readme.md
+++ b/python/readme.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 -  **Maintained by**: [Deepnote](https://deepnote.com/)
 
 # Supported Tags and Respective Dockerfile Links
--  [`3.9`, `3.10`, `3.11`, `3.12`, `3.13`](https://github.com/deepnote/environments/tree/main/python/python)
--  [`3.9-datascience`, `3.10-datascience`, `3.11-datascience`, `3.12-datascience`, `3.13-datascience`](https://github.com/deepnote/environments/blob/main/python/datascience/Dockerfile.datascience)
+-  [`3.10`, `3.11`, `3.12`, `3.13`](https://github.com/deepnote/environments/tree/main/python/python)
+-  [`3.10-datascience`, `3.11-datascience`, `3.12-datascience`, `3.13-datascience`](https://github.com/deepnote/environments/blob/main/python/datascience/Dockerfile.datascience)
 
 # What is Deepnote Python?
 Deepnote Python is a set of Docker images tailored for use in the Deepnote platform. These images are based on the official [Python Docker images](https://hub.docker.com/_/python) and include additional binaries and configurations to enhance the user experience within Deepnote. They are designed to simplify development workflows, especially for data science projects, by providing pre-configured environments that are ready to use.
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Deepnote Python is a set of Docker images tailored for use in the Deepnote platf
 To create a custom Dockerfile using Deepnote's Python image, you can start with the following template:
 
 ```dockerfile
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.9
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.10
 FROM deepnote/python:$PYTHON_VERSION
 
 #Determine the Python version and set the version-specifications file
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ COPY requirements.txt ./
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt -c https://tk.deepnote.com/constraints${PYTHON_VERSION}.txt
 ```
 
-This Dockerfile uses the `deepnote/python:3.9` image as a base and installs Python packages specified in requirements.txt. The use of constraints from `https://tk.deepnote.com/constraints<python_version>.txt` ensures compatibility and stability of package installations.
+This Dockerfile uses the `deepnote/python:3.10` image as a base and installs Python packages specified in requirements.txt. The use of constraints from `https://tk.deepnote.com/constraints<python_version>.txt` ensures compatibility and stability of package installations.
 
 # Additional Information
 These images are intended to serve as a starting point for creating reproducible and scalable data science environments in Deepnote. They include various utilities and binaries that streamline workflows, such as Jupyter support, data visualization tools, and more.