diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.17.recipe b/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.17.recipe
index 63d2345f0..df202b794 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.17.recipe
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.17.recipe
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ OSI-approved open source license.
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.python.org/"
 COPYRIGHT="1990-2018 Python Software Foundation"
 LICENSE="Python"
-REVISION="2"
+REVISION="3"
 SOURCE_URI="https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$portVersion/Python-$portVersion.tar.xz"
 CHECKSUM_SHA256="4d43f033cdbd0aa7b7023c81b0e986fd11e653b5248dac9144d508f11812ba41"
 SOURCE_DIR="Python-$portVersion"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ REQUIRES="
 	lib:libbz2
 	lib:libffi
 	lib:libncurses
-	lib:libreadline
+	lib:libreadline >= 8
 	lib:libsqlite3
 	lib:libssl
 	lib:libz
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	devel:libbz2
 	devel:libffi
 	devel:libncurses
-	devel:libreadline
+	devel:libreadline >= 8
 	devel:libsqlite3
 	devel:libssl
 	devel:libz
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python3-3.7.10.recipe b/dev-lang/python/python3-3.7.10.recipe
index 90ee3314b..385cdd6de 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python3-3.7.10.recipe
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python3-3.7.10.recipe
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ OSI-approved open source license.
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.python.org"
 LICENSE="Python"
 COPYRIGHT="1990-2018 Python Software Foundation"
-REVISION="1"
+REVISION="2"
 SOURCE_URI="https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$portVersion/Python-$portVersion.tar.xz"
 CHECKSUM_SHA256="f8d82e7572c86ec9d55c8627aae5040124fd2203af400c383c821b980306ee6b"
 SOURCE_DIR="Python-$portVersion"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ REQUIRES="
 	lib:liblzma$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libncurses$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix
-	lib:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix >= 8
 	lib:libsqlite3$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	devel:liblzma$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libncurses$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix
+	devel:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix >= 8
 	devel:libsqlite3$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python36-3.6.12.recipe b/dev-lang/python/python36-3.6.12.recipe
index 822c0e399..8c0c3ce83 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python36-3.6.12.recipe
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python36-3.6.12.recipe
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ OSI-approved open source license.
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.python.org"
 LICENSE="Python"
 COPYRIGHT="1990-2018 Python Software Foundation"
-REVISION="1"
+REVISION="2"
 SOURCE_URI="https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$portVersion/Python-$portVersion.tar.xz"
 CHECKSUM_SHA256="70953a9b5d6891d92e65d184c3512126a15814bee15e1eff2ddcce04334e9a99"
 SOURCE_DIR="Python-$portVersion"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ REQUIRES="
 	lib:libintl$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libncurses$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix
-	lib:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix >= 8
 	lib:libsqlite3$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	devel:libffi$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libncurses$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix
+	devel:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix >= 8
 	devel:libsqlite3$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python38-3.8.8.recipe b/dev-lang/python/python38-3.8.8.recipe
index 49d44232a..d26ec463f 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python38-3.8.8.recipe
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python38-3.8.8.recipe
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ OSI-approved open source license.
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.python.org"
 LICENSE="Python"
 COPYRIGHT="1990-2020 Python Software Foundation"
-REVISION="1"
+REVISION="2"
 SOURCE_URI="https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$portVersion/Python-$portVersion.tar.xz"
 CHECKSUM_SHA256="7c664249ff77e443d6ea0e4cf0e587eae918ca3c48d081d1915fe2a1f1bcc5cc"
 SOURCE_DIR="Python-$portVersion"
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ REQUIRES="
 	lib:liblzma$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libncurses$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix
-	lib:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix >= 8
 	lib:libsqlite3$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	devel:liblzma$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libncurses$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix
+	devel:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix >= 8
 	devel:libsqlite3$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python39-3.9.2.recipe b/dev-lang/python/python39-3.9.2.recipe
index efa2078bf..71691569d 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python39-3.9.2.recipe
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python39-3.9.2.recipe
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ OSI-approved open source license.
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.python.org"
 LICENSE="Python"
 COPYRIGHT="1990-2020 Python Software Foundation"
-REVISION="1"
+REVISION="2"
 SOURCE_URI="https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$portVersion/Python-$portVersion.tar.xz"
 CHECKSUM_SHA256="3c2034c54f811448f516668dce09d24008a0716c3a794dd8639b5388cbde247d"
 SOURCE_DIR="Python-$portVersion"
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ REQUIRES="
 	lib:liblzma$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libncurses$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix
-	lib:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix >= 8
 	lib:libsqlite3$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	devel:liblzma$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libncurses$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix
+	devel:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix >= 8
 	devel:libsqlite3$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"