diff --git a/srcpkgs/wstunnel/template b/srcpkgs/wstunnel/template
index c1fbd65643a..90f3f61b3df 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wstunnel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wstunnel/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'wstunnel'
 pkgname=wstunnel
-version=9.5.2
+version=9.6.1
 revision=1
 build_style=cargo
 make_check_args="-- --skip tcp::tests::test_proxy_connection"  # test requires docker
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/erebe/wstunnel"
 changelog="https://github.com/erebe/wstunnel/releases"
 distfiles="https://github.com/erebe/wstunnel/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=58bb7c82f9a5e13504215a74885c5d41a53bf15fb9c0c8c7c806e9184857ff6f
+checksum=f7c48fb1f37c6ec2f969814c36ebd73aaec305a1ab2da1c5b9bd658479bd06c1
 make_check=ci-skip  # remaining tests require port binding which can't be done in CI
 
 post_install() {