diff --git a/srcpkgs/flashrom/template b/srcpkgs/flashrom/template
index b7c669f6c5..146f006156 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flashrom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flashrom/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'flashrom'
 pkgname=flashrom
-version=0.9.6.1
+version=0.9.7
 revision=1
 short_desc="utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips"
 maintainer="pancake <pancake@nopcode.org>"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ makedepends="pciutils-devel"
 homepage="http://www.flashrom.org"
 license="MIT/X11"
 distfiles=http://download.flashrom.org/releases/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2
-checksum=6f7b588cce74c90b4fe9c9c794de105de76e0323442fb5770b1aeab81e9d560a
+checksum=5a55212d00791981a9a1cb0cdca9d9e58bea6d399864251e7b410b4d3d6137e9
 
 do_build() {
 	make PREFIX=/usr ${makejobs} \