diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-JSON/template b/srcpkgs/perl-JSON/template
index e0646e77139..6f811ff4f19 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-JSON/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-JSON/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'perl-JSON'
 pkgname=perl-JSON
-version=2.96
+version=2.97000
 revision=1
 distfiles="${CPAN_SITE}/JSON/JSON-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e4b1d7461e99ab26e548e6bf87e7a785b99d5ec6425b66b163fba34b7450526a
+checksum=8aada69c2b2fc6b28419f69fdde1f26cb25ea8e55ac9b36e219a3e9dfb673f8c
 build_style="perl-module"
 hostmakedepends="perl"
 makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"