diff --git a/bootstrap/manifest.txt b/bootstrap/manifest.txt
index 1e7c1fb88d..1c10865768 100644
--- a/bootstrap/manifest.txt
+++ b/bootstrap/manifest.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 $VerifiedPlatform windows-amd64 linux-amd64 mac-amd64
 
 @Subdir python
-infra/3pp/tools/cpython/${platform} version:2@2.7.18.chromium.35
+infra/3pp/tools/cpython/${os=mac,windows}-${arch} version:2@2.7.18.chromium.35
+# Linux version is held back for https://crbug.com/1208146
+infra/3pp/tools/cpython/${os=linux}-${arch} version:2.7.17.chromium.22
 
 @Subdir python3
 infra/3pp/tools/cpython3/${platform} version:2@3.8.10.chromium.17
diff --git a/bootstrap/manifest_bleeding_edge.txt b/bootstrap/manifest_bleeding_edge.txt
index c68d744f01..0cf8edc422 100644
--- a/bootstrap/manifest_bleeding_edge.txt
+++ b/bootstrap/manifest_bleeding_edge.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 $VerifiedPlatform windows-386 windows-amd64 linux-amd64 mac-amd64
 
 @Subdir python
-infra/3pp/tools/cpython/${platform} version:2@2.7.18.chromium.35
+infra/3pp/tools/cpython/${os=mac,windows}-${arch} version:2@2.7.18.chromium.35
+# Linux version is held back for https://crbug.com/1208146
+infra/3pp/tools/cpython/${os=linux}-${arch} version:2.7.17.chromium.22
 
 @Subdir python3
 infra/3pp/tools/cpython3/${platform} version:2@3.8.10.chromium.17