diff --git a/srcpkgs/mkvtoolnix/template b/srcpkgs/mkvtoolnix/template
index 6074b50dd4..3691695df9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mkvtoolnix/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mkvtoolnix/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mkvtoolnix'
 pkgname=mkvtoolnix
-version=9.6.0
+version=9.7.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--without-curl"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/"
 distfiles="${homepage}/sources/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=ebab8dcc59533d248b127d375286eb47880a222ef68ff7a10e1c87d49dbd86bb
+checksum=b2b8821e2d74df0f765c97f93ddd1dbfb062f3c22b969cfa04d1bb5cb638a88e
 # Cross compiling fails due to dependency chain eigen -> jack -> pulseaudio
 nocross=yes