diff --git a/srcpkgs/kdewebkit/template b/srcpkgs/kdewebkit/template
index 2aca496a6d8..b0c5cb0bc42 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kdewebkit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kdewebkit/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kdewebkit'
 pkgname=kdewebkit
-version=5.96.0
+version=5.97.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 hostmakedepends="kcoreaddons extra-cmake-modules
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="LGPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kdewebkit"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/frameworks/${version%.*}/portingAids/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=6eb9acf03372396ae6135e8e52ffb98c6d9b1a870ef002637f91204db2b21651
+checksum=ee24fa1f7ef215d34110e10f3f27470f25f926a00c4d37024db69af3165332b6
 
 kdewebkit-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development"