diff --git a/srcpkgs/xonsh/template b/srcpkgs/xonsh/template
index befa7d06c6e..bb8563500eb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xonsh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xonsh/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xonsh'
 pkgname=xonsh
-version=0.9.5
+version=0.9.8
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://xon.sh/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xonsh/xonsh/${version}/CHANGELOG.rst"
 distfiles="https://github.com/xonsh/xonsh/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=71a4cdf5d5c2e862a5b63a6097bef3cdcdbba99ffa19482fb3c16630c967eda6
+checksum=f9185bac74241c7503f4d0805348e64453576daa282aa4238f526c0bfbae55d8
 register_shell="/bin/xonsh"