diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index c9274d0f1a5..c362c244861 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ libunique-1.0.so.0 libunique1-1.1.6_1
 libxnoise.so.0 libxnoise-0.1.29_1
 libdiscid.so.0 libdiscid-0.2.2_1
 libmusicbrainz3.so.6 libmusicbrainz-3.0.3_1
-librhythmbox-core.so.5 librhythmbox-2.95_1
+librhythmbox-core.so.6 librhythmbox-2.97_1
 libdmapsharing-3.0.so.2 libdmapsharing-2.9.12_1
 libgexiv2.so.1 libgexiv2-0.4.1_1
 libraw.so.5 libraw-0.14.1_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/librhythmbox.rshlibs b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/librhythmbox.rshlibs
index e0f202050bd..f236adccdcf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/librhythmbox.rshlibs
+++ b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/librhythmbox.rshlibs
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ libpthread.so.0
 libc.so.6
 libtdb.so.1
 libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0.so.0
+libjson-glib-1.0.so.0
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/rhythmbox-devel.template b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/rhythmbox-devel.template
index 41c5aac3157..b12e182d360 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/rhythmbox-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/rhythmbox-devel.template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'rhythmbox-devel'.
 #
-depends="gtk+3-devel librhythmbox>=2.96"
+noarch=yes
+depends="gtk+3-devel librhythmbox>=$version"
 short_desc="${sourcepkg} development files"
 long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
-
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
 	vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig usr/lib
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/rhythmbox.rshlibs b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/rhythmbox.rshlibs
index e0b031ca2ed..d0ee4da9a20 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/rhythmbox.rshlibs
+++ b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/rhythmbox.rshlibs
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ libXdamage.so.1
 libXcomposite.so.1
 libXfixes.so.3
 libgrilo-0.1.so.0
-librhythmbox-core.so.5
 libtdb.so.1
 libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0.so.0
 libclutter-1.0.so.0
 libcogl.so.9
+librhythmbox-core.so.6
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/template b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/template
index a4a3d1d20c7..fc3fd01ca25 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/template
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'rhythmbox'.
 pkgname=rhythmbox
-version=2.96
-homepage="http://www.rhythmbox.org"
-distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/2.96/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+version=2.97
+revision=1
 build_requires=15
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-mdns=avahi --disable-scrollkeeper --disable-static
@@ -12,11 +11,12 @@ gtk_iconcache_dirs="/usr/share/icons/hicolor"
 subpackages="lib${pkgname} ${pkgname}-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme libtdb>=1.2.6 webkit-gtk3>=1.8.0"
 makedepends="which pkg-config intltool gnome-doc-utils gtk+3-devel totem-pl-parser-devel libsoup-devel libsoup-gnome-devel gst-plugins-base-devel json-glib-devel libgudev-devel GConf-devel libmusicbrainz-devel libdiscid-devel libmtp-devel avahi-glib-libs-devel webkit-gtk3-devel libpeas-devel brasero-devel libnotify-devel grilo-devel json-glib-devel clutter-gtk-devel clutter-gst-devel mx-devel libdmapsharing-devel tdb-devel>=1.2.6 libgnome-keyring-devel pygobject-devel vala-devel"
-revision=1
 short_desc="GNOME integrated music management application, inspired by Apple's iTunes"
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
 license="GPL-2"
-checksum=3f93c74b2f7f8d7e1002e288db9abf8f182684277dec0a106d5e38415084b2b6
+homepage="http://www.rhythmbox.org"
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/2.97/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+checksum=b52567cf45bf13c0452593da7f907920bd4cf31916ca8dcd15d555336b4947e4
 long_desc="
  Rhythmbox is an integrated music management application, originally inspired
  by Apple's iTunes. It is free software, designed to work well under the