diff --git a/srcpkgs/neovim-remote/template b/srcpkgs/neovim-remote/template
index 6342dceea8e..262d5eb7b4d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/neovim-remote/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/neovim-remote/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'neovim-remote'
 pkgname=neovim-remote
-version=1.9.4
+version=1.9.6
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="dleeram <dleeram@protonmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/mhinz/neovim-remote"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=331038fb3bc8d9ec4f4d7967d0388d74645f4df2324ec5ba99fd40a89203ccb8
+checksum=579397f3aec60fa23a6ce9f796b3f49a9656f412a1eb78c12cd40924bf9ef124
 
 do_check() {
 	python3 -m pytest