diff --git a/srcpkgs/kinit/template b/srcpkgs/kinit/template
index 6c7b74ee348..6d5e7dd3dc7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kinit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kinit/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kinit'
 pkgname=kinit
-version=5.96.0
+version=5.97.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 hostmakedepends="kcoreaddons extra-cmake-modules libcap-progs pkg-config
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="LGPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kinit"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/frameworks/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=b88dd3dd97791f4c786e89d9bd771675070d030f889c90104b5b8aca2240fdf8
+checksum=5856ac46acb27be6e5dba041d2cc24b6f430c49379cc97b116d8c0dd40444ca5
 
 kinit-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development"