diff --git a/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh b/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh
index 8f4483b62aa81..511d43304b0da 100755
--- a/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh
+++ b/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ check_python_imports() {
 }
 
 test_linux_wheels() {
-  local py_arches="3.5m 3.6m 3.7m 3.8"
+  local py_arches="3.5m 3.6m 3.7m 3.8 3.9"
   local manylinuxes="1 2010 2014"
 
   for py_arch in ${py_arches}; do
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ test_linux_wheels() {
 }
 
 test_macos_wheels() {
-  local py_arches="3.5m 3.6m 3.7m 3.8"
+  local py_arches="3.5m 3.6m 3.7m 3.8 3.9"
 
   for py_arch in ${py_arches}; do
     local env=_verify_wheel-${py_arch}
diff --git a/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_python3.9.____cpython.yaml b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_python3.9.____cpython.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c44472b854542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_python3.9.____cpython.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+BUILD:
+- aarch64-conda_cos7-linux-gnu
+aws_sdk_cpp:
+- 1.8.54
+boost_cpp:
+- 1.74.0
+bzip2:
+- '1'
+c_compiler:
+- gcc
+c_compiler_version:
+- '7.5'
+cdt_arch:
+- aarch64
+cdt_name:
+- cos7
+channel_sources:
+- conda-forge
+channel_targets:
+- conda-forge main
+cuda_compiler_version:
+- None
+cxx_compiler:
+- gxx
+cxx_compiler_version:
+- '7.5'
+docker_image:
+- condaforge/linux-anvil-aarch64
+gflags:
+- '2.2'
+glog:
+- 0.4.0
+grpc_cpp:
+- '1.30'
+libprotobuf:
+- '3.13'
+lz4_c:
+- 1.9.2
+numpy:
+- '1.16'
+orc:
+- 1.6.4
+pin_run_as_build:
+  boost-cpp:
+    max_pin: x.x.x
+  bzip2:
+    max_pin: x
+  lz4-c:
+    max_pin: x.x.x
+  python:
+    min_pin: x.x
+    max_pin: x.x
+  zlib:
+    max_pin: x.x
+python:
+- 3.9.* *_cpython
+re2:
+- 2020.08.01
+snappy:
+- '1'
+target_platform:
+- linux-aarch64
+zlib:
+- '1.2'
+zstd:
+- '1.4'
diff --git a/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/linux_cuda_compiler_version9.2python3.9.____cpython.yaml b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/linux_cuda_compiler_version9.2python3.9.____cpython.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..01bfb49896ff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/linux_cuda_compiler_version9.2python3.9.____cpython.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+aws_sdk_cpp:
+- 1.8.54
+boost_cpp:
+- 1.74.0
+bzip2:
+- '1'
+c_compiler:
+- gcc
+c_compiler_version:
+- '7'
+channel_sources:
+- conda-forge,defaults
+channel_targets:
+- conda-forge main
+cuda_compiler:
+- nvcc
+cuda_compiler_version:
+- '9.2'
+cxx_compiler:
+- gxx
+cxx_compiler_version:
+- '7'
+docker_image:
+- condaforge/linux-anvil-cuda:9.2
+gflags:
+- '2.2'
+glog:
+- 0.4.0
+grpc_cpp:
+- '1.30'
+libprotobuf:
+- '3.13'
+lz4_c:
+- 1.9.2
+numpy:
+- '1.16'
+orc:
+- 1.6.4
+pin_run_as_build:
+  boost-cpp:
+    max_pin: x.x.x
+  bzip2:
+    max_pin: x
+  lz4-c:
+    max_pin: x.x.x
+  python:
+    min_pin: x.x
+    max_pin: x.x
+  zlib:
+    max_pin: x.x
+python:
+- 3.9.* *_cpython
+re2:
+- 2020.08.01
+snappy:
+- '1'
+target_platform:
+- linux-64
+zip_keys:
+- - cuda_compiler_version
+  - docker_image
+zlib:
+- '1.2'
+zstd:
+- '1.4'
diff --git a/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/linux_cuda_compiler_versionNonepython3.9.____cpython.yaml b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/linux_cuda_compiler_versionNonepython3.9.____cpython.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..42b82ff7ce95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/linux_cuda_compiler_versionNonepython3.9.____cpython.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+aws_sdk_cpp:
+- 1.8.54
+boost_cpp:
+- 1.74.0
+bzip2:
+- '1'
+c_compiler:
+- gcc
+c_compiler_version:
+- '7'
+channel_sources:
+- conda-forge,defaults
+channel_targets:
+- conda-forge main
+cuda_compiler:
+- nvcc
+cuda_compiler_version:
+- None
+cxx_compiler:
+- gxx
+cxx_compiler_version:
+- '7'
+docker_image:
+- condaforge/linux-anvil-comp7
+gflags:
+- '2.2'
+glog:
+- 0.4.0
+grpc_cpp:
+- '1.30'
+libprotobuf:
+- '3.13'
+lz4_c:
+- 1.9.2
+numpy:
+- '1.16'
+orc:
+- 1.6.4
+pin_run_as_build:
+  boost-cpp:
+    max_pin: x.x.x
+  bzip2:
+    max_pin: x
+  lz4-c:
+    max_pin: x.x.x
+  python:
+    min_pin: x.x
+    max_pin: x.x
+  zlib:
+    max_pin: x.x
+python:
+- 3.9.* *_cpython
+re2:
+- 2020.08.01
+snappy:
+- '1'
+target_platform:
+- linux-64
+zip_keys:
+- - cuda_compiler_version
+  - docker_image
+zlib:
+- '1.2'
+zstd:
+- '1.4'
diff --git a/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/osx_python3.9.____cpython.yaml b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/osx_python3.9.____cpython.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b44b7201e4c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/osx_python3.9.____cpython.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
+- '10.9'
+aws_sdk_cpp:
+- 1.8.54
+boost_cpp:
+- 1.74.0
+bzip2:
+- '1'
+c_compiler:
+- clang
+c_compiler_version:
+- '10'
+channel_sources:
+- conda-forge,defaults
+channel_targets:
+- conda-forge main
+cuda_compiler_version:
+- None
+cxx_compiler:
+- clangxx
+cxx_compiler_version:
+- '10'
+gflags:
+- '2.2'
+glog:
+- 0.4.0
+grpc_cpp:
+- '1.30'
+libprotobuf:
+- '3.13'
+lz4_c:
+- 1.9.2
+macos_machine:
+- x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0
+numpy:
+- '1.16'
+orc:
+- 1.6.4
+pin_run_as_build:
+  boost-cpp:
+    max_pin: x.x.x
+  bzip2:
+    max_pin: x
+  lz4-c:
+    max_pin: x.x.x
+  python:
+    min_pin: x.x
+    max_pin: x.x
+  zlib:
+    max_pin: x.x
+python:
+- 3.9.* *_cpython
+re2:
+- 2020.08.01
+snappy:
+- '1'
+target_platform:
+- osx-64
+zlib:
+- '1.2'
+zstd:
+- '1.4'
diff --git a/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/win_python3.9.____cpython.yaml b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/win_python3.9.____cpython.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2cd7ce014c2e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/.ci_support/win_python3.9.____cpython.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+aws_sdk_cpp:
+- 1.8.54
+boost_cpp:
+- 1.74.0
+bzip2:
+- '1'
+c_compiler:
+- vs2017
+channel_sources:
+- conda-forge,defaults
+channel_targets:
+- conda-forge main
+cuda_compiler_version:
+- None
+cxx_compiler:
+- vs2017
+gflags:
+- '2.2'
+glog:
+- 0.4.0
+grpc_cpp:
+- '1.30'
+libprotobuf:
+- '3.13'
+lz4_c:
+- 1.9.2
+numpy:
+- '1.16'
+pin_run_as_build:
+  boost-cpp:
+    max_pin: x.x.x
+  bzip2:
+    max_pin: x
+  lz4-c:
+    max_pin: x.x.x
+  python:
+    min_pin: x.x
+    max_pin: x.x
+  zlib:
+    max_pin: x.x
+python:
+- 3.9.* *_cpython
+re2:
+- 2020.08.01
+snappy:
+- '1'
+target_platform:
+- win-64
+zlib:
+- '1.2'
+zstd:
+- '1.4'
diff --git a/dev/tasks/docker-tests/github.linux.yml b/dev/tasks/docker-tests/github.linux.yml
index 1bc9e0742d7e4..c5851ed73efa4 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/docker-tests/github.linux.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/docker-tests/github.linux.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v1
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
       - name: Setup Archery
         run: pip install -e arrow/dev/archery[docker]
       - name: Execute Docker Build
diff --git a/dev/tasks/homebrew-formulae/apache-arrow.rb b/dev/tasks/homebrew-formulae/apache-arrow.rb
index 31f0def48ac34..d544690aed964 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/homebrew-formulae/apache-arrow.rb
+++ b/dev/tasks/homebrew-formulae/apache-arrow.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class ApacheArrow < Formula
   depends_on "numpy"
   depends_on "openssl@1.1"
   depends_on "protobuf"
-  depends_on "python@3.8"
+  depends_on "python@3.9"
   depends_on "rapidjson"
   depends_on "snappy"
   depends_on "thrift"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def install
       -DARROW_WITH_SNAPPY=ON
       -DARROW_WITH_BROTLI=ON
       -DARROW_INSTALL_NAME_RPATH=OFF
-      -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=#{Formula["python@3.8"].bin/"python3"}
+      -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=#{Formula["python@3.9"].bin/"python3"}
     ]
     # Re-enable -DARROW_S3=ON and add back aws-sdk-cpp to depends_on in ARROW-6437
 
diff --git a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.osx.yml b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.osx.yml
index 99e8591d013db..63f8d4071ff9b 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.osx.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.osx.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ addons:
       - git
       - openssl@1.1
       - protobuf
-      - python@3.8
+      - python@3.9
       - thrift
       - wget
     update: false
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ env:
 
 before_install:
   - git clone https://github.com/matthew-brett/multibuild
-  - git -C multibuild checkout 68a4af043e2adb0d9353d4a0e1f3d871203237aa
+  - git -C multibuild checkout 8882150df6529658700b66bec124dfb77eefca26
 
   - git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} arrow
   - git -C arrow fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }}
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ install:
   - deactivate
 
   # crossbow dependencies for deployment
-  - /usr/local/opt/python@3.8/libexec/bin/pip install click ruamel.yaml setuptools_scm github3.py toolz requests[security]
-  - /usr/local/opt/python@3.8/libexec/bin/python arrow/dev/tasks/crossbow.py
+  - /usr/local/opt/python@3.9/libexec/bin/pip install click ruamel.yaml setuptools_scm github3.py toolz requests[security]
+  - /usr/local/opt/python@3.9/libexec/bin/python arrow/dev/tasks/crossbow.py
       --queue-path $(pwd)
       --queue-remote {{ queue_remote_url }}
       upload-artifacts
diff --git a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/win-build.bat b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/win-build.bat
index 449834a83603b..cfaaa78aea740 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/win-build.bat
+++ b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/win-build.bat
@@ -110,6 +110,6 @@ set ARROW_TEST_DATA=%ARROW_SRC%\testing\data
 %PYTHON_INTERPRETER% -c "import pyarrow.dataset" || exit /B
 
 @rem run the python tests, but disable the cython because there is a linking
-@rem issue on python 3.8
+@rem issue on python 3.9
 set PYARROW_TEST_CYTHON=OFF
 %PYTHON_INTERPRETER% -m pytest -rs --pyargs pyarrow || exit /B
diff --git a/dev/tasks/tasks.yml b/dev/tasks/tasks.yml
index e4d3d0a607894..3b7c14416508f 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/tasks.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/tasks.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ tasks:
       - arrow-cpp-{no_rc_version}-py38(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
       - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-py38(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
 
+  conda-linux-gcc-py39-cpu:
+    ci: azure
+    template: conda-recipes/azure.linux.yml
+    params:
+      config: linux_cuda_compiler_versionNonepython3.9.____cpython
+    artifacts:
+      - arrow-cpp-{no_rc_version}-py39(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
+      - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-py39(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
+
   conda-linux-gcc-py36-cuda:
     ci: azure
     template: conda-recipes/azure.linux.yml
@@ -187,6 +196,15 @@ tasks:
       - arrow-cpp-{no_rc_version}-py38(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cuda.tar.bz2
       - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-py38(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cuda.tar.bz2
 
+  conda-linux-gcc-py39-cuda:
+    ci: azure
+    template: conda-recipes/azure.linux.yml
+    params:
+      config: linux_cuda_compiler_version9.2python3.9.____cpython
+    artifacts:
+      - arrow-cpp-{no_rc_version}-py39(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cuda.tar.bz2
+      - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-py39(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cuda.tar.bz2
+
   conda-linux-gcc-py36-aarch64:
     ci: drone
     template: conda-recipes/drone.yml
@@ -214,6 +232,15 @@ tasks:
       - arrow-cpp-{no_rc_version}-py38(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
       - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-py38(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
 
+  conda-linux-gcc-py39-aarch64:
+    ci: drone
+    template: conda-recipes/drone.yml
+    params:
+      config: linux_aarch64_python3.9.____cpython
+    artifacts:
+      - arrow-cpp-{no_rc_version}-py39(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
+      - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-py39(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
+
   ############################## Conda OSX ####################################
 
   conda-osx-clang-py36:
@@ -243,6 +270,15 @@ tasks:
       - arrow-cpp-{no_rc_version}-py38(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
       - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-py38(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
 
+  conda-osx-clang-py39:
+    ci: azure
+    template: conda-recipes/azure.osx.yml
+    params:
+      config: osx_python3.9.____cpython
+    artifacts:
+      - arrow-cpp-{no_rc_version}-py39(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
+      - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-py39(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
+
   ############################## Conda Windows ################################
 
   conda-win-vs2017-py36:
@@ -272,6 +308,15 @@ tasks:
       - arrow-cpp-{no_rc_version}-py38(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
       - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-py38(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
 
+  conda-win-vs2017-py39:
+    ci: azure
+    template: conda-recipes/azure.win.yml
+    params:
+      config: win_python3.9.____cpython
+    artifacts:
+      - arrow-cpp-{no_rc_version}-py39(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
+      - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-py39(h[a-z0-9]+)_0_cpu.tar.bz2
+
   ############################## Wheel Linux ##################################
 
   wheel-manylinux1-cp35m:
@@ -330,6 +375,20 @@ tasks:
     artifacts:
       - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-cp38-cp38-manylinux1_x86_64.whl
 
+  wheel-manylinux1-cp39:
+    ci: azure
+    template: python-wheels/azure.linux.yml
+    params:
+      python_version: 3.9
+      unicode_width: 16
+      wheel_tag: manylinux1
+      wheel_dir: manylinux1
+      test_docker_images:
+        - python:3.9
+      test_remove_system_libs: true
+    artifacts:
+      - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-cp39-cp39-manylinux1_x86_64.whl
+
   wheel-manylinux2010-cp35m:
     ci: azure
     template: python-wheels/azure.linux.yml
@@ -386,6 +445,20 @@ tasks:
     artifacts:
       - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-cp38-cp38-manylinux2010_x86_64.whl
 
+  wheel-manylinux2010-cp39:
+    ci: azure
+    template: python-wheels/azure.linux.yml
+    params:
+      python_version: 3.9
+      unicode_width: 16
+      wheel_tag: manylinux2010
+      wheel_dir: manylinux201x
+      test_docker_images:
+        - python:3.9
+      test_remove_system_libs: true
+    artifacts:
+      - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-cp39-cp39-manylinux2010_x86_64.whl
+
   wheel-manylinux2014-cp35m:
     ci: azure
     template: python-wheels/azure.linux.yml
@@ -442,6 +515,20 @@ tasks:
     artifacts:
       - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-cp38-cp38-manylinux2014_x86_64.whl
 
+  wheel-manylinux2014-cp39:
+    ci: azure
+    template: python-wheels/azure.linux.yml
+    params:
+      python_version: 3.9
+      unicode_width: 16
+      wheel_tag: manylinux2014
+      wheel_dir: manylinux201x
+      test_docker_images:
+        - python:3.9
+      test_remove_system_libs: true
+    artifacts:
+      - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-cp39-cp39-manylinux2014_x86_64.whl
+
   ############################## Wheel OSX ####################################
 
   wheel-osx-mavericks-cp35m:
@@ -484,6 +571,16 @@ tasks:
     artifacts:
       - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-cp38-cp38-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl
 
+  wheel-osx-mavericks-cp39:
+    ci: travis
+    template: python-wheels/travis.osx.yml
+    params:
+      python_version: 3.9
+      macos_deployment_target: 10.9
+      arrow_s3: "OFF"
+    artifacts:
+      - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-cp39-cp39-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl
+
   # enable S3 support from macOS 10.13 so we don't need to bundle curl, crypt and ssl
 
   wheel-osx-high-sierra-cp35m:
@@ -526,6 +623,16 @@ tasks:
     artifacts:
       - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-cp38-cp38-macosx_10_13_x86_64.whl
 
+  wheel-osx-high-sierra-cp39:
+    ci: travis
+    template: python-wheels/travis.osx.yml
+    params:
+      python_version: 3.9
+      macos_deployment_target: 10.13
+      arrow_s3: "ON"
+    artifacts:
+      - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-cp39-cp39-macosx_10_13_x86_64.whl
+
   ############################## Wheel Windows ################################
 
   wheel-win-cp35m:
@@ -568,6 +675,16 @@ tasks:
     artifacts:
       - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl
 
+  wheel-win-cp39:
+    ci: appveyor
+    template: python-wheels/appveyor.yml
+    params:
+      script: win-build.bat
+      python_version: 3.9
+      python_interpreter: C:\Python38-x64\python.exe
+    artifacts:
+      - pyarrow-{no_rc_version}-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl
+
   ############################## Linux PKGS ####################################
 
   debian-stretch-amd64:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 90fdb970c2d04..38b64d7763196 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ services:
     #   docker-compose run --rm conda-python
     # Parameters:
     #   ARCH: amd64, arm32v7
-    #   PYTHON: 3.6, 3.7, 3.8
+    #   PYTHON: 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9
     image: ${REPO}:${ARCH}-conda-python-${PYTHON}
     build:
       context: .
diff --git a/python/manylinux1/Dockerfile-x86_64_base b/python/manylinux1/Dockerfile-x86_64_base
index 15487e02fbcb5..8bc9cd2eb0f85 100644
--- a/python/manylinux1/Dockerfile-x86_64_base
+++ b/python/manylinux1/Dockerfile-x86_64_base
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 # See https://quay.io/repository/pypa/manylinux1_x86_64?tab=tags
 # to update base image.
-FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux1_x86_64:2020-03-07-9c5ba95
+FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux1_x86_64:2020-10-06-c4a4a7c
 
 # Install dependencies
 RUN yum install -y xz ccache flex && yum clean all
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ RUN /build_glog.sh
 ENV GLOG_HOME /usr/local
 
 WORKDIR /
-RUN git clone https://github.com/matthew-brett/multibuild.git && cd multibuild && git checkout 68a4af043e2adb0d9353d4a0e1f3d871203237aa
+RUN git clone https://github.com/matthew-brett/multibuild.git && cd multibuild && git checkout 8882150df6529658700b66bec124dfb77eefca26
 # Remove unneeded Python versions
 RUN rm -rf /opt/_internal/cpython-2.7.*
 
diff --git a/python/manylinux1/Dockerfile-x86_64_ubuntu b/python/manylinux1/Dockerfile-x86_64_ubuntu
index b038f32af2a3f..290fbc1a68bc6 100644
--- a/python/manylinux1/Dockerfile-x86_64_ubuntu
+++ b/python/manylinux1/Dockerfile-x86_64_ubuntu
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ADD scripts/install_cmake.sh /
 RUN /install_cmake.sh
 
 WORKDIR /
-RUN git clone https://github.com/matthew-brett/multibuild.git && cd multibuild && git checkout 68a4af043e2adb0d9353d4a0e1f3d871203237aa
+RUN git clone https://github.com/matthew-brett/multibuild.git && cd multibuild && git checkout 8882150df6529658700b66bec124dfb77eefca26
 
 ADD scripts/build_openssl.sh /
 RUN /build_openssl.sh
diff --git a/python/manylinux1/build_arrow.sh b/python/manylinux1/build_arrow.sh
index 5ffd25c5009f0..9cea4a4d18b51 100755
--- a/python/manylinux1/build_arrow.sh
+++ b/python/manylinux1/build_arrow.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export PYARROW_CMAKE_OPTIONS='-DTHRIFT_HOME=/usr -DBoost_NAMESPACE=arrow_boost -
 mkdir -p /io/dist
 
 # Must pass PYTHON_VERSION env variable
-# possible values are: 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8
+# possible values are: 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9
 
 UNICODE_WIDTH=32  # Dummy value, irrelevant for Python 3
 CPYTHON_PATH="$(cpython_path ${PYTHON_VERSION} ${UNICODE_WIDTH})"
diff --git a/python/manylinux201x/Dockerfile-x86_64_base_2010 b/python/manylinux201x/Dockerfile-x86_64_base_2010
index 0d7d497ef5eb7..99883b711bd4c 100644
--- a/python/manylinux201x/Dockerfile-x86_64_base_2010
+++ b/python/manylinux201x/Dockerfile-x86_64_base_2010
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 # See https://quay.io/repository/pypa/manylinux2010_x86_64?tab=tags
 # to update base image.
-FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux2010_x86_64:2020-03-07-1825e8f
+FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux2010_x86_64:2020-10-06-786a931
 
 # Install build dependencies
 RUN yum install -y xz bison ccache flex wget
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ADD scripts/build_zlib.sh /
 RUN /build_zlib.sh
 
 WORKDIR /
-RUN git clone https://github.com/matthew-brett/multibuild.git && cd multibuild && git checkout 68a4af043e2adb0d9353d4a0e1f3d871203237aa
+RUN git clone https://github.com/matthew-brett/multibuild.git && cd multibuild && git checkout 8882150df6529658700b66bec124dfb77eefca26
 # Remove unneeded Python versions
 RUN rm -rf /opt/_internal/cpython-2.7.*
 
diff --git a/python/manylinux201x/Dockerfile-x86_64_base_2014 b/python/manylinux201x/Dockerfile-x86_64_base_2014
index d8c71ad9c7f51..93bafc40f8b31 100644
--- a/python/manylinux201x/Dockerfile-x86_64_base_2014
+++ b/python/manylinux201x/Dockerfile-x86_64_base_2014
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 # See https://quay.io/repository/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64?tab=tags
 # to update base image.
-FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64:2020-03-07-06139da
+FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64:2020-10-06-b2ca7a1
 
 # Install build dependencies
 RUN yum install -y xz bison ccache flex wget
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ADD scripts/build_zlib.sh /
 RUN /build_zlib.sh
 
 WORKDIR /
-RUN git clone https://github.com/matthew-brett/multibuild.git && cd multibuild && git checkout 68a4af043e2adb0d9353d4a0e1f3d871203237aa
+RUN git clone https://github.com/matthew-brett/multibuild.git && cd multibuild && git checkout 8882150df6529658700b66bec124dfb77eefca26
 # Remove unneeded Python versions
 RUN rm -rf /opt/_internal/cpython-2.7.*
 
diff --git a/python/manylinux201x/build_arrow.sh b/python/manylinux201x/build_arrow.sh
index 2f5134ba2f1ca..d7c74b3ae1e3e 100755
--- a/python/manylinux201x/build_arrow.sh
+++ b/python/manylinux201x/build_arrow.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/pkgconfig:/arrow-dist/lib/pkgconfig
 mkdir -p /io/dist
 
 # Must pass PYTHON_VERSION env variable
-# possible values are: 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8
+# possible values are: 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9
 
 UNICODE_WIDTH=32  # Dummy value, irrelevant for Python 3
 CPYTHON_PATH="$(cpython_path ${PYTHON_VERSION} ${UNICODE_WIDTH})"
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 4eee45767d0c2..039ae555fbbab 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 requires = [
     "cython >= 0.29",
     "numpy==1.14.5; python_version<'3.7'",
-    "numpy==1.16.0; python_version>='3.7'",
+    "numpy==1.16.0; python_version=='3.7'",
+    "numpy==1.17.3; python_version=='3.8'",
+    "numpy==1.19.2; python_version>='3.9'",
     "setuptools",
     "setuptools_scm",
     "wheel"
diff --git a/python/requirements-wheel-build.txt b/python/requirements-wheel-build.txt
index 67a98b03f3c9b..237bf5738d2d5 100644
--- a/python/requirements-wheel-build.txt
+++ b/python/requirements-wheel-build.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 cython>=0.29.11
-numpy==1.14.5; python_version < "3.8"
-numpy==1.17.3; python_version >= "3.8"
+numpy==1.14.5; python_version < "3.7"
+numpy==1.16.0; python_version == "3.7"
+numpy==1.17.3; python_version == "3.8"
+numpy==1.19.2; python_version >= "3.9"
 setuptools_scm
 wheel
diff --git a/python/requirements-wheel-test.txt b/python/requirements-wheel-test.txt
index 07a494654cfed..2154e524e6699 100644
--- a/python/requirements-wheel-test.txt
+++ b/python/requirements-wheel-test.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ cffi
 cython
 hypothesis==5.0; python_version <= "3.5.2"
 hypothesis; python_version > "3.5.2"
-numpy==1.14.5; python_version < "3.8"
-numpy==1.17.3; python_version >= "3.8"
+numpy==1.14.5; python_version < "3.7"
+numpy==1.16.0; python_version == "3.7"
+numpy==1.17.3; python_version == "3.8"
+numpy==1.19.2; python_version >= "3.9"
 pandas==0.24; python_version <= "3.5.2"
 pandas<1.1.0; python_version > "3.5.2" and python_version < "3.8"
 pandas; python_version >= "3.8"
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index c29631c51dd3a..084e6a2628aa8 100755
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ def has_ext_modules(foo):
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
     ],
     license='Apache License, Version 2.0',
     maintainer='Apache Arrow Developers',