diff --git a/srcpkgs/dnsdist/template b/srcpkgs/dnsdist/template
index a566f80c49d..c27b36a5d48 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dnsdist/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dnsdist/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'dnsdist'
 pkgname=dnsdist
-version=1.9.7
+version=1.9.8
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-pic --with-gnu-ld --with-libsodium --with-re2
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://dnsdist.org/"
 changelog="https://dnsdist.org/changelog.html"
 distfiles="https://downloads.powerdns.com/releases/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=285111c2b7dff6bc8a2407106a51c365cc5bf5e6287fe459a29b396c74620332
+checksum=f664f73a96a8d7343d32696accb70fd8b1ed4328d73cdb0a627a561d6e2fd99e
 
 system_accounts="_dnsdist"