diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3/template b/srcpkgs/python3/template
index 7956bcf7365..93a0fc82527 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3/template
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # THIS PACKAGE MUST BE SYNCHRONIZED WITH "srcpkgs/python3-tkinter".
 #
 pkgname=python3
-version=3.9.6
-revision=2
+version=3.9.7
+revision=1
 wrksrc="Python-${version}"
 pycompile_dirs="usr/lib/python${version%.*}"
 hostmakedepends="pkgconf"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
 license="Python-2.0"
 homepage="https://www.python.org"
 distfiles="https://www.python.org/ftp/python/${version}/Python-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=397920af33efc5b97f2e0b57e91923512ef89fc5b3c1d21dbfc8c4828ce0108a
+checksum=f8145616e68c00041d1a6399b76387390388f8359581abc24432bb969b5e3c57
 
 alternatives="
  python:idle:/usr/bin/idle${version%.*}