diff --git a/srcpkgs/byobu/template b/srcpkgs/byobu/template
index 6d75c885ba..9bb2d00c1c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/byobu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/byobu/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'byobu'
 pkgname=byobu
-version=5.97
+version=5.98
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="A text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer"
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://byobu.co/"
 distfiles="https://launchpad.net/byobu/trunk/${version}/+download/byobu_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
-checksum=51e1b6fa635c768381f4c8c6db6568fafc323292db54bba2152ca1deaf40d2a7
+checksum=4586d309a509fea02c15095f1e357152223056f0303410458136e8b6388116e9
+