diff --git a/srcpkgs/kio/template b/srcpkgs/kio/template
index 2ed4456a8b6..44fdfe1a47c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kio/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kio/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kio'
 pkgname=kio
-version=5.96.0
+version=5.97.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DBUILD_DESIGNERPLUGIN=ON
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="LGPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kio"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/frameworks/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=95983904cd01c31b7fffbf615765485029192b2352f6672b8b7386cb0e7ebb76
+checksum=cc9b80507a8eb49470b9352c4171ab194cc6ab3cb6e80793d6c7a05181675887
 
 do_check() {
 	: # Pain to get working in limited enviroment, excpects e.g. real disks