diff --git a/srcpkgs/fuse/template b/srcpkgs/fuse/template
index f9e7d870d40..b24c21205b7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fuse/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fuse/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'fuse'
 pkgname=fuse
-version=2.9.6
+version=2.9.7
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-lib --enable-util"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse"
 distfiles="${homepage}/releases/download/${pkgname}-${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=0cb48bbc7106632d15a0c6bb582496c9884b869e329428891fe075a9e916f16b
+checksum=832432d1ad4f833c20e13b57cf40ce5277a9d33e483205fc63c78111b3358874
 
 post_install() {
 	# remove obsolete rules file provided by udev.