diff --git a/srcpkgs/go-ethereum/template b/srcpkgs/go-ethereum/template
index 04a2c21eedb..45537bc6c0a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/go-ethereum/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/go-ethereum/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'go-ethereum'
 pkgname=go-ethereum
-version=1.9.6
+version=1.9.7
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ maintainer="Hoang Nguyen <hoang@wetrust.io>"
 license="GPL-3.0-only"
 homepage="https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 distfiles="https://${go_import_path}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3000f787735ee302088d17d406eafc2ec26eaffc083d876b2fa07ec7dfbb94f9
+checksum=991ab9cad1697e32acf0f926e38e8d4f6ee3140d3f3236f971b178a6a35a187b
 
 geth_package() {
 	short_desc="Official Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol"