diff --git a/10/alpine3.10/Dockerfile b/10/alpine3.10/Dockerfile
index 02dc33c23d..ebad2ff468 100644
--- a/10/alpine3.10/Dockerfile
+++ b/10/alpine3.10/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         libgcc \
         linux-headers \
         make \
-        python \
+        python2 \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
     && for key in \
       4ED778F539E3634C779C87C6D7062848A1AB005C \
diff --git a/10/alpine3.11/Dockerfile b/10/alpine3.11/Dockerfile
index cd6555a035..b6472e4091 100644
--- a/10/alpine3.11/Dockerfile
+++ b/10/alpine3.11/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         libgcc \
         linux-headers \
         make \
-        python \
+        python2 \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
     && for key in \
       4ED778F539E3634C779C87C6D7062848A1AB005C \
diff --git a/10/alpine3.9/Dockerfile b/10/alpine3.9/Dockerfile
index f9386040b7..8cdfc97999 100644
--- a/10/alpine3.9/Dockerfile
+++ b/10/alpine3.9/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         libgcc \
         linux-headers \
         make \
-        python \
+        python2 \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
     && for key in \
       4ED778F539E3634C779C87C6D7062848A1AB005C \
diff --git a/12/alpine3.10/Dockerfile b/12/alpine3.10/Dockerfile
index cd2620eee0..c9a0c86741 100644
--- a/12/alpine3.10/Dockerfile
+++ b/12/alpine3.10/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         libgcc \
         linux-headers \
         make \
-        python \
+        python2 \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
     && for key in \
       4ED778F539E3634C779C87C6D7062848A1AB005C \
diff --git a/12/alpine3.11/Dockerfile b/12/alpine3.11/Dockerfile
index 5e79ebe1d0..77baec2805 100644
--- a/12/alpine3.11/Dockerfile
+++ b/12/alpine3.11/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         libgcc \
         linux-headers \
         make \
-        python \
+        python2 \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
     && for key in \
       4ED778F539E3634C779C87C6D7062848A1AB005C \
diff --git a/12/alpine3.12/Dockerfile b/12/alpine3.12/Dockerfile
index 65eb5db0a2..e616a2a018 100644
--- a/12/alpine3.12/Dockerfile
+++ b/12/alpine3.12/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         libgcc \
         linux-headers \
         make \
-        python \
+        python2 \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
     && for key in \
       4ED778F539E3634C779C87C6D7062848A1AB005C \
diff --git a/12/alpine3.9/Dockerfile b/12/alpine3.9/Dockerfile
index 4ef5645957..d0e502dc9f 100644
--- a/12/alpine3.9/Dockerfile
+++ b/12/alpine3.9/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         libgcc \
         linux-headers \
         make \
-        python \
+        python2 \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
     && for key in \
       4ED778F539E3634C779C87C6D7062848A1AB005C \
diff --git a/14/alpine3.10/Dockerfile b/14/alpine3.10/Dockerfile
index ecfca31a42..32aaeac8eb 100644
--- a/14/alpine3.10/Dockerfile
+++ b/14/alpine3.10/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         libgcc \
         linux-headers \
         make \
-        python \
+        python3 \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
     && for key in \
       4ED778F539E3634C779C87C6D7062848A1AB005C \
diff --git a/14/alpine3.11/Dockerfile b/14/alpine3.11/Dockerfile
index fa72e9d520..a7fb317b65 100644
--- a/14/alpine3.11/Dockerfile
+++ b/14/alpine3.11/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         libgcc \
         linux-headers \
         make \
-        python \
+        python3 \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
     && for key in \
       4ED778F539E3634C779C87C6D7062848A1AB005C \
diff --git a/14/alpine3.12/Dockerfile b/14/alpine3.12/Dockerfile
index 22bdc75d23..9f6345587b 100644
--- a/14/alpine3.12/Dockerfile
+++ b/14/alpine3.12/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         libgcc \
         linux-headers \
         make \
-        python \
+        python3 \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
     && for key in \
       4ED778F539E3634C779C87C6D7062848A1AB005C \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index 34700211fd..f5c4c949f7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         libgcc \
         linux-headers \
         make \
-        python \
+        ${PYTHON_VERSION} \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
     && for key in \
       "${NODE_KEYS[@]}"
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 8b66a6e55e..eaa3e78e17 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ function update_node_version() {
       )\""
       sed -Ei -e "s/(alpine:)0.0/\\1${alpine_version}/" "${dockerfile}-tmp"
       sed -Ei -e "s/CHECKSUM=CHECKSUM_x64/CHECKSUM=${checksum}/" "${dockerfile}-tmp"
+
+      # Use python2 for nodejs < 14 on alpine
+      if [ "$version" -lt 14 ]; then
+        pythonVersion="python2"
+      else
+        pythonVersion="python3"
+      fi
+
+      sed -Ei -e 's/\$\{PYTHON_VERSION\}/'"${pythonVersion}"'/' "${dockerfile}-tmp"
     elif is_debian "${variant}"; then
       sed -Ei -e "s/(buildpack-deps:)name/\\1${variant}/" "${dockerfile}-tmp"
     elif is_debian_slim "${variant}"; then