diff --git a/srcpkgs/gambit/template b/srcpkgs/gambit/template
index a3ee49063dd..f2eba923b4f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gambit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gambit/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'gambit'
 pkgname=gambit
-version=4.9.6
-revision=2
+version=4.9.7
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 # We only build core, since the rest doesn't cross-compile.
 make_build_target="core"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-only, Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://gambitscheme.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/gambit/gambit/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=6fc1fa06262e03c1b4215977e75bdbbd80d09b3819683ac2124c5ac94781272c
+checksum=0da7c9772a2186dab1fba6bf6c777afe7424f40beacadf1b117d5cc825fe2db3
 alternatives="
  scheme:scheme:/usr/bin/gsi
  scheme:scheme.1:/usr/share/man/man1/gsi.1