diff --git a/srcpkgs/kidletime/template b/srcpkgs/kidletime/template
index ff475fd4b13..bb6d1fc5fc5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kidletime/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kidletime/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kidletime'
 pkgname=kidletime
-version=5.96.0
+version=5.97.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 hostmakedepends="kcoreaddons pkg-config extra-cmake-modules qt5-host-tools qt5-x11extras-devel"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="LGPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kidletime"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/frameworks/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=addac76557acfcdcaf61068db204964176c6c33a14ce79daa215267b80d9f18e
+checksum=35a10914c694a03e2f45b969edd87dc8dc72fb30c44947dd8dfa3b45efc5042b
 
 kidletime-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development"