diff --git a/srcpkgs/icewm/template b/srcpkgs/icewm/template
index f42cb153a7f..1ad1fd90468 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/icewm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/icewm/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'icewm'
 pkgname=icewm
-version=2.9.6
+version=2.9.7
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 make_cmd=make
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://ice-wm.org/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ice-wm/icewm/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d1ff3ce7491d857c17ed0dc3dda47ddc5fdeee23ac910fa6c42ca55b7039d541
+checksum=c7ad8599dcd2912545fca9f72ab0b68d17bcb05bc11c1b3e1c7eb9f3761c4ea5
 # broken tests
 make_check=no