diff --git a/srcpkgs/openssh/template b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
index 875bd7d5536..cd2586738fa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openssh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'openssh'
 pkgname=openssh
-version=9.5p1
+version=9.6p1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--datadir=/usr/share/openssh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause, ISC"
 homepage="https://www.openssh.com"
 distfiles="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=f026e7b79ba7fb540f75182af96dc8a8f1db395f922bbc9f6ca603672686086b
+checksum=910211c07255a8c5ad654391b40ee59800710dd8119dd5362de09385aa7a777c
 conf_files="/etc/ssh/moduli /etc/ssh/ssh_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/pam.d/sshd"
 make_dirs="
  /var/chroot/ssh 0755 root root